THE new cylinders for ex-GWR ‘2884’ 2-8-0 No. 3850 were delivered to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on December 6 following machining by Roach Precision of Brierley
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New Year curtain call for Gloucs-Warks 2807
CHURCHWARD ‘28XX’ 2-8-0 No. 2807 will work the last trains of its current 10-year boiler certificate at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on December 31-January 1.
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Twin 4-6-0s for Quainton Road as ‘Owsden’ moves from Swindon
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Railway Centre (BRC) is the official home to a pair of Hawksworth ‘Modified Hall’ 4-6-0s after adding semi-restored No. 6984 Owsden Hall to its
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9466 ready for Gloucs-Warks service
JONATHAN Jones-Pratt’s ‘94XX’ 0-6-0PT No. 9466 has entered service at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway at the start of an extended hire to the Cotswold line. The
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Churchward No. 4270 marks its centenary at Gloucs-Warks line as Foremarke Hall turns 70
JEREMY Hosking’s Churchward ‘42XX’ 2-8-0T No. 4270 celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWSR) over the weekend of September 14-15. There was no
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Churnet Valley’s ‘S160’ steps in to cover Dartmouth steam shortage
CHURNET Valley Railway-based ‘S160’ No. 6046 has followed in the tracks of its Batt Holden Ltd stablemate No. 5197 by going on hire to the Dartmouth Steam
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Enhanced diesel loco services on West Somerset
CLASS 37 No. D6948 arrived at the West Somerset Railway (WSR) on April 29 for a two-month visit. The privately owned loco is in the care
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Building on the Broadway
The 12 months since the opening of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s extension to Broadway have seen numerous records broken, with the line continuing to reap
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‘Foremarke’ joins ‘Saint’ at Didcot mini-gala
HAWKSWORTH ‘Modified Hall’ No. 7903 Foremarke Hall will make a rare visit away from its Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway home on June 7-9 in order to appear
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Lottery grant for GWR 2-8-0 heavy freight No. 2874
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £57,400 towards the restoration.
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