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Tag Archives: Toddington
Curse this war!
Its that time again… Wartime in the Cotswolds with the GWSR (Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway). The theme? The Battle of Britain. So grab your gas mask and tin hat and follow me…. Last year I attended a similar event and … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Retrospective, Transportation, United Kingdom, War, World War 2
Tagged ARP, Battle of Britain, Blitz, Cheltenham Race Course, Dinmore Manor, Gotherington, GWSR, Home Guard, soldier, Spitfire, Toddington, train, Winchcombe
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Cotswold Festival of Steam
Yes indeed, I spent the day at the Cotswold Festival of Steam held on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (aka The Honeybourne Line). This will be the fourth time I have travelled on this heritage railway, and it is quite an … Continue reading
Posted in Cheltenham, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photowalks, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Cheltenham Race Course, GWSR, heritage rail, Locomotive, Steam engine, Toddington, train, Winchcombe
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It is war I tell you!
Wartime in the Cotswolds played itself out this weekend, and I decided to share in the fun by visiting the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway that runs between Cheltenham and Toddington. I have travelled with this heritage operation twice before and they … Continue reading
Posted in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Heritage Rail, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged 2807, 4270, 7820, Blitz, Cheltenham, GWSR, railway, Sherman, Toddington, Toddington narrow Gauge Railway, train, Winchcombe, World War 2
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Return to the GWR
I returned to the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway (GWR) this morning as it was their Heritage Diesel Weekend. Regular readers of this blog may remember that I first travelled on this line on 15 August 2015 . Make no mistake, I … Continue reading
Posted in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Personal
Tagged Class 37, Diesel, electro-diesel, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, GWR, heritage rail, Toddington, Winchcombe
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Traveling with the GWR (1)
While gravehunting recently in Prestbury Cemetery in Cheltenham, I kept on hearing a steam whistle, and I had read that there was a heritage rail operation in the area called the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, it was time to investigate, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Retrospective
Tagged Cheltenham Race Course, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway, Gotherington, GWR, heritage rail, Laverton, Steam engine, Tank Loco, Toddington, train, Winchcombe
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