Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (G-WR, GWSR or Gloucs-Warks Steam Railway) is a volunteer-run heritage railway
on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt
and Cheltenham Racecourse railway station
s in Gloucestershire
/Worcestershire
.
, it currently operates over 12 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and the site of Laverton Halt and is currently extending to Broadway
, Worcestershire (but none of it is actually in Warwickshire). With the extension (currently under construction) towards Broadway, the line will be increased to around 15 miles in length, by 2015.
As part of the regeneration project of the Worcester-Oxford line, which crosses over a proposed extension of the GWSR and included the rebuilding of the island platform at Honeybourne, the GWSR also plan to eventually extend their services "a further 4 miles" to Honeybourne (increasing up to a total of 19 miles in length possibly by the year 2020).
In the long term the GWSR could (once work has completed on extending to Broadway and then to a newly-reconstructed island platform 3 at Honeybourne) extend even further:
's Cheltenham
–Stratford-upon-Avon
–Birmingham
line, known as the Honeybourne Line, built in 1900–1906, and runs through the Cotswold
towns of Winchcombe
and Bishop's Cleeve
. The line was run down over the years and finally closed after a derailment damaged a stretch of track in 1976, with the double track being lifted from 1979. The preservation group rehabilitated the line, starting steam train operations at Toddington in 1984 over 700 yards of re-laid track. In 1987 the line was restored as far as Winchcombe
where the station was reconstructed using the former Monmouth Troy station building. The railway continued to re-lay track south of Winchcombe
, through the 693 yard long Greet Tunnel, and past the villages of Gretton
, Gotherington
and Bishops Cleeve. This culminated in the reopening of the line to Cheltenham Racecourse
in 2003, by HRH The Princess Royal
.
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (known as the 'G-WR') runs trains from March to the end of December with the line closing during January and February for major line and locomotive maintenance. The G-WR runs regular train services every weekend and most weekdays during the summer, and some weekends are used to host special events including steam and diesel galas, Day out with Thomas
events and Santa Specials.
The railway operates a wide variety of both steam and heritage diesel locomotives, as well as heritage multiple unit
s. These have included the world-famous locomotive 4472 "Flying Scotsman"
and equally famous 3440 "City of Truro"
, which was reputedly the first engine to reach 100 mph, in 1904. In 2011 the resident steam locomotives are ex-GWR 'Modified Hall' Class no.7903 'Foremarke Hall', ex-GWR '28XX' Class no.2807 and an LMS-designed '8F' Class that has been repatriated after a lifetime working in Turkey. To complement the running stock a collection of over 210 carriages and wagons of various origins has been compiled and many are still being restored.
The signalling on the line is a mixture of Electric Key Token
and One Train Staff working, depending on operational requirements. Current sections are:
There are currently four signal box
es on the line, and one more are planned:
The water tank at Toddington, replacing the original that stood on the same spot, has been installed and awaits final plumbing before it can be brought into use. Water cranes have been in stalled at the end of both platforms.
In the long term, plans could include a southern extension to link up to the national rail network at the nearby mainline station in Cheltenham Spa
, and extensions further north towards Honeybourne
and possibly and eventually Stratford Racecourse in Stratford-upon-Avon
, Warwickshire. The extension as far as Honeybourne has been facilitated by the upgrade of the Cotswold Line to double track. A new third platform at Honeybourne station has been provided which will allow services from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway to re-connect with National Rail services.
However, extensions to the ends of the closed sections of line at Stratford and Cheltenham are currently impossible at present. The trackbed to Stratford is blocked by a road, and the trackbed through Cheltenham, while mostly complete and intact, is in need of expensive rehabilitation and reconstruction, with the primary impediment being a non-rail-usable bowstring bridge near the Waitrose store built on the site of the old St. James station.
At present the extension to Broadway has reached Laverton Halt where a bridge has been reinstated. In addition to this the former GWR station at Broadway is currently being rebuilt as of August 2011, the section of line is towards the (broadway station site) is likely to re-open sometime around 2012 with the station itself whom sounds likely to reopen about spring/summer 2015.
It was deemed unlikely that the line south of Gotherington would re-open before July 2011, but donations have ensured the work could be carried out, and it was reopened on the 22nd April 2011.
The railway launched a £1m appeal to fund the rebuilding of the embankment and to ensure this does not happen at other points along the line.
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt
Laverton Halt railway station
Laverton Halt Railway station is a demolished halt on the Honeybourne Line from Honeybourne to Cheltenham which served the hamlet of Laverton in Gloucestershire between 1905 and 1960...
and Cheltenham Racecourse railway station
Cheltenham Racecourse railway station
Cheltenham Racecourse railway station is a railway station serving Cheltenham Racecourse on the outskirts of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England....
s in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
/Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
.
, it currently operates over 12 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and the site of Laverton Halt and is currently extending to Broadway
Broadway, Worcestershire
Broadway is a village and civil parish in the Worcestershire part of the Cotswolds in England.Often referred to as the "Jewel of the Cotswolds", Broadway village lies beneath Fish Hill on the western Cotswold escarpment...
, Worcestershire (but none of it is actually in Warwickshire). With the extension (currently under construction) towards Broadway, the line will be increased to around 15 miles in length, by 2015.
As part of the regeneration project of the Worcester-Oxford line, which crosses over a proposed extension of the GWSR and included the rebuilding of the island platform at Honeybourne, the GWSR also plan to eventually extend their services "a further 4 miles" to Honeybourne (increasing up to a total of 19 miles in length possibly by the year 2020).
In the long term the GWSR could (once work has completed on extending to Broadway and then to a newly-reconstructed island platform 3 at Honeybourne) extend even further:
- South to (a new heritage platform or two) at Cheltenham SpaCheltenham Spa railway stationCheltenham Spa railway station is in Gloucestershire, England, on the Bristol-Birmingham main line. It is managed by First Great Western and is about one mile from the town centre.-History:...
(where the GWSR could interchange with rail services on the nearby national network's Cross-Country Mainline) and even ... - North to Stratford Racecourse in Stratford on Avon via Milcote (in Warwickshire) and thus become the fourth longest heritage railway in England, crossing the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire borders.
Overview
The line was originally part of the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
's Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
–Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...
–Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
line, known as the Honeybourne Line, built in 1900–1906, and runs through the Cotswold
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
towns of Winchcombe
Winchcombe
Winchcombe is a Cotswold town in the local authority district of Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, England. Its population according to the 2001 census was 4,379.-Early history:...
and Bishop's Cleeve
Bishop's Cleeve
Bishop's Cleeve is an urbanised village in the Borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, near Cheltenham. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds.- History :...
. The line was run down over the years and finally closed after a derailment damaged a stretch of track in 1976, with the double track being lifted from 1979. The preservation group rehabilitated the line, starting steam train operations at Toddington in 1984 over 700 yards of re-laid track. In 1987 the line was restored as far as Winchcombe
Winchcombe
Winchcombe is a Cotswold town in the local authority district of Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, England. Its population according to the 2001 census was 4,379.-Early history:...
where the station was reconstructed using the former Monmouth Troy station building. The railway continued to re-lay track south of Winchcombe
Winchcombe
Winchcombe is a Cotswold town in the local authority district of Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, England. Its population according to the 2001 census was 4,379.-Early history:...
, through the 693 yard long Greet Tunnel, and past the villages of Gretton
Gretton, Gloucestershire
Gretton is a small village located at the foot of the western scarp of the Cotswolds, about 9 miles north of Cheltenham in the English county of Gloucestershire....
, Gotherington
Gotherington
Gotherington is a village north of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. It is surrounded on the north by the villages of Woolstone and Oxenton, and to the south by Woodmancote and Bishop's Cleeve. It has a population of around 1,200.-History:...
and Bishops Cleeve. This culminated in the reopening of the line to Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing events, located at Prestbury Park, in the suburban village of Prestbury on the outskirts of the English town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire...
in 2003, by HRH The Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
.
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (known as the 'G-WR') runs trains from March to the end of December with the line closing during January and February for major line and locomotive maintenance. The G-WR runs regular train services every weekend and most weekdays during the summer, and some weekends are used to host special events including steam and diesel galas, Day out with Thomas
Day out with Thomas
Day Out With Thomas is a trade name, licensed by HiT Entertainment, for tourist events that take place on heritage railways and feature one or more trains decorated to look like characters from the children's TV series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends....
events and Santa Specials.
The railway operates a wide variety of both steam and heritage diesel locomotives, as well as heritage multiple unit
Multiple unit
The term multiple unit or MU is used to describe a self-propelled carriages capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one driving cab. The term is commonly used to denote passenger trainsets consisting of more than one carriage...
s. These have included the world-famous locomotive 4472 "Flying Scotsman"
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman
The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of H.N. Gresley...
and equally famous 3440 "City of Truro"
GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro
Number 3440 City Of Truro is a Great Western Railway 3700 Class 4-4-0 locomotive, designed by George Jackson Churchward and built at the GWR Swindon Works in 1903. . It is one of the contenders for the first steam locomotive to travel in excess of...
, which was reputedly the first engine to reach 100 mph, in 1904. In 2011 the resident steam locomotives are ex-GWR 'Modified Hall' Class no.7903 'Foremarke Hall', ex-GWR '28XX' Class no.2807 and an LMS-designed '8F' Class that has been repatriated after a lifetime working in Turkey. To complement the running stock a collection of over 210 carriages and wagons of various origins has been compiled and many are still being restored.
Signalling
The line is all single line sections with passing places at all the stations. All stations and looped are fully signaled using GWR Lower Quadrant Semaphore Signals.The signalling on the line is a mixture of Electric Key Token
Token (railway signalling)
In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the name of the section it belongs to...
and One Train Staff working, depending on operational requirements. Current sections are:
- Laverton-Toddington (One Train Staff)
- Toddington–Winchcombe (EKT)
- Winchcombe-Gotherington
- Gotherington-Cheltenham Race Course (EKT)
- Winchcombe–Cheltenham Race Course (EKT) (With Gotherington Switched Out)
- Toddington–Cheltenham Race Course (One Train Staff - with Winchcombe & Gotherington switched out and Cheltenham Race Course behaving as a ground frame)
There are currently four signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
es on the line, and one more are planned:
- Broadway - Planned
- Toddingon – operational
- Winchcombe – operational
- Gotherington – operational
- Cheltenham Racecourse – operational
Future plans
, the railway currently has two major development projects in progress.- Completion of Gotherington loop to allow operation of multiple trains. This is imminent (Dec 2011) and will permit 2 train running.
- Extension of track northwards from Toddington towards BroadwayBroadway, WorcestershireBroadway is a village and civil parish in the Worcestershire part of the Cotswolds in England.Often referred to as the "Jewel of the Cotswolds", Broadway village lies beneath Fish Hill on the western Cotswold escarpment...
, with the construction of a new station at Broadway. The railway has so far completed trackwork for the first 2 miles of the new extension to Laverton Halt as part of the extension towards Broadway by 2015. In 2011, it is running a DMU service from just short of Laverton to Hailes, while the railway is still cut in two by the land slip at Cicken Curve). Work on Laverton loop is well advanced, as is construction of the first platform at Broadway station.
The water tank at Toddington, replacing the original that stood on the same spot, has been installed and awaits final plumbing before it can be brought into use. Water cranes have been in stalled at the end of both platforms.
In the long term, plans could include a southern extension to link up to the national rail network at the nearby mainline station in Cheltenham Spa
Cheltenham Spa railway station
Cheltenham Spa railway station is in Gloucestershire, England, on the Bristol-Birmingham main line. It is managed by First Great Western and is about one mile from the town centre.-History:...
, and extensions further north towards Honeybourne
Honeybourne
Honeybourne is a village and civil parish about east of Evesham in Worcestershire, England. Much of the parish is farmland. RAF Honeybourne just south of the village was operational from 1940 until 1947.-History:...
and possibly and eventually Stratford Racecourse in Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...
, Warwickshire. The extension as far as Honeybourne has been facilitated by the upgrade of the Cotswold Line to double track. A new third platform at Honeybourne station has been provided which will allow services from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway to re-connect with National Rail services.
However, extensions to the ends of the closed sections of line at Stratford and Cheltenham are currently impossible at present. The trackbed to Stratford is blocked by a road, and the trackbed through Cheltenham, while mostly complete and intact, is in need of expensive rehabilitation and reconstruction, with the primary impediment being a non-rail-usable bowstring bridge near the Waitrose store built on the site of the old St. James station.
At present the extension to Broadway has reached Laverton Halt where a bridge has been reinstated. In addition to this the former GWR station at Broadway is currently being rebuilt as of August 2011, the section of line is towards the (broadway station site) is likely to re-open sometime around 2012 with the station itself whom sounds likely to reopen about spring/summer 2015.
Landslips
In the early 2010s the GWSR has lately suffered a tail of two landslips which cut of the line in separate sections (however the Gotherington slip has recently been repaired and re-opened).2010 (Gotherington)
In April 2010 the G-WR suffered a landslip of an embankment near Gotherington. The landslip forced the closure of the line south of Gotherington including Cheltenham Racecourse Station which was effectively cut off. The railway continued to operate services from Toddington to Gotherington, with a locomotive at both ends of the train ("top and tailed") as it was not possible to run the locomotive around the train at Gotherington.It was deemed unlikely that the line south of Gotherington would re-open before July 2011, but donations have ensured the work could be carried out, and it was reopened on the 22nd April 2011.
The railway launched a £1m appeal to fund the rebuilding of the embankment and to ensure this does not happen at other points along the line.
2011 (Chicken Curve)
In January 2011, the railway suffered another slip, this one just east of Winchcombe station. The slip effectively severed the railway in two, and no services could be run. The slip was very similar to the one at Gotherington, and it is estimated that the cost of the repair work is £850,000. To raise the money, a DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) service has been run from Toddington up to the extension at Laverton, and since the Gotherington slip has been reopened, steam trains are running from Winchcombe to Cheltenham Racecourse (though the chicken curve slip has yet to be repaired).Steam locomotives
Operational
| Number & Name | Description | Current Status | Livery |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2807 GWR 2800 Class 2807 thumb|[[Great Western Railway|GWR]] [[2-8-0]] [[GWR 2800 Class|2800 Class]] No. 2807 on the occasion of her 100th birthday celebration. This photograph was taken at [[Toddington railway station|Toddington]] on the [[Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway]] during September 2005.Great Western Railway... |
GWR 2-8-0 2800 Class GWR 2800 Class The Great Western Railway 2800 Class is a class of steam locomotive designed by G.J. Churchward for heavy freight work. They were the first 2-8-0 class in Great Britain.... |
Fully operational, with boiler ticket expiry due in 2020. Historically significant as the oldest locomotive to have ever been rescued from Barry Scrapyard. | GWR Green |
| No. 45160 | LMS 2-8-0 Class 8F | Boiler ticket expires in 2019. Re-patriated from Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... in the 1980s and now available for traffic. |
Turkish Black livery. |
| No. 7903 "Foremarke Hall" | GWR 4-6-0 6959 "Modified Hall" Class GWR 6959 Class The Great Western Railway 6959 Class or Modified Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. They were a development by Frederick Hawksworth of Charles Collett's earlier Hall Class.... |
Operational | BR (early crest) Green |
Undergoing restoration, repairs or overhaul
| Number & Name | Description | Current Status | Livery |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 6960 "Raveningham Hall" | GWR 4-6-0 6959 "Modified Hall" Class GWR 6959 Class The Great Western Railway 6959 Class or Modified Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. They were a development by Frederick Hawksworth of Charles Collett's earlier Hall Class.... |
Overhaul completed at Williton, West Somerset railway. Running in Nov 2011. | GWR Green |
| No. 6984 "Owsden Hall" | GWR 4-6-0 6959 "Modified Hall" Class GWR 6959 Class The Great Western Railway 6959 Class or Modified Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. They were a development by Frederick Hawksworth of Charles Collett's earlier Hall Class.... |
Undergoing restoration on site. | N/A |
| No. 35006 "Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co." | SR 4-6-2 "Merchant Navy" Class SR Merchant Navy class The SR Merchant Navy class , was a class of air-smoothed 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway of the United Kingdom by Oliver Bulleid... |
Undergoing restoration, boiler has been returned to the locomotive after having passed its steam test. It is hoped to enter service in early 2011 | |
| No. 2409 "King George" | Industrial 0-6-0ST | Undergoing an overhaul after failing its boiler test, hoped to steam again in 2010/11. | Lined Red |
| No. 9642 | GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class GWR 5700 Class The Great Western Railway 5700 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive, built between 1929 and 1950. 863 were built, making them the second most-produced British class of steam locomotive.- Overview :... |
Undergoing a ten-yearly overhaul. | BR Black |
| No. 4270 | GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class GWR 4200 Class The Great Western Railway 4200 Class is a class of 2-8-0T steam locomotives. They were designed for short-haul coal trips from coal mines to ports in South Wales. The principal role of the class was working the 1000+ ton coal trains up through the Welsh valleys. A job which needed much tractive... |
At the start of restoration from Barry Scrapyard condition. | N/A |
| No. 44027 | LMSR 0-6-0 Class 4F LMS Fowler Class 4F The London Midland and Scottish Railway Fowler 4F is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for medium freight work. They represent the ultimate development of Midland Railway's six coupled tender engines.- Background :... |
Overhaul in progress. | BR black |
Stored or static
| Number & Name | Description | Current Status | Livery |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 76077 | BR British Rail British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages... 2-6-0 Class 4MT BR standard class 4 2-6-0 The BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for British Railways . 115 locomotives were built.- Design and construction :... |
Awaiting major restoration | N/A |
| "Cadbury No.1" | Avonside Avonside Engine Company The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Avon Street, St. Philip's, Bristol, England between 1864 and 1934. However the business originated with an earlier enterprise Henry Stothert and Company.-Origins:... 0-4-0T, 1926 |
Worked its entire life at the Bournville Works Railway, on its closure in 1976 donated to the Tyseley Locomotive Works museum by Cadbury's. On long term loan to the railway, where she pulled the first paying steam train. With an expired boiler certificate, she has undergone a cosmetic repaint and is stored undercover on display at Toddington | Cadbury Brown |
Operational diesel locomotives and DMUS
- BRBritish RailBritish Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
0-6-0 Class 03British Rail Class 03The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BR's most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. The class, numbering 230 examples, was built by British Railways' Swindon and Doncaster works in 1957-1962 and numbered D2000-D2199 and D2370-D2399...
nos. D2069 and D2184 - BR Bo-Bo Class 20British Rail Class 20The British Rail Class 20, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1, is a class of diesel-electric locomotive. In total, 228 locomotives in the class were built by English Electric between 1957 and 1968, the large number being in part because of the failure of other early designs in the same...
no. D8137 - BR Bo-Bo Class 24British Rail Class 24The British Rail Class 24 diesel locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1958 to 1961. One hundred and fifty-one of these locomotives were built at Derby, Crewe and Darlington, the first twenty of them as part of the British Rail 1955 Modernisation Plan. This class was used as...
no. 24081 - BR Co-Co Class 37British Rail Class 37The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....
nos. 37215 and 37324 "Clydebridge" - BR Co-Co Class 47British Rail Class 47The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British...
nos. 47105 and 47376 "Freightliner 1995" - BR Bo-Bo Class 73British Rail Class 73The British Rail Class 73 is a United Kingdom model of electro-diesel locomotive. The type is unusual in that it can operate from a 750 V DC third-rail or an on-board diesel engine to allow it to operate on non-electrified routes...
no. 73129 "City of Winchester" - British Rail Class 117British Rail Class 117The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel from 1959 to 1961.When first introduced, these three-car units were all based with the similar Class 121 single carriage units on British Railway's Western Region for suburban work out of London Paddington, as well as...
DMUDiesel multiple unitA diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...
DMS 51407 & DMBS 51365 – T304 – Currently on loan from the Plym Valley RailwayPlym Valley RailwayThe Plym Valley Railway is part of the closed South Devon and Tavistock Railway near Plymouth, a branch line of the Great Western Railway in Devon.The Plym Valley Railway is currently rebuilding the Marsh Mills to Plym Bridge section of the line... - BR Class 122British Rail Class 122The British Rail Class 122 diesel mechanical multiple units were built by Gloucester RC&W in 1958. Twenty single-car driving motor vehicles, called "Bubble Cars", were built, numbered 55000–55019...
Unit W55003 - Purchased from the Watercress LineWatercress LineThe Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days that it was used to transport locally grown watercress to...
in 2011.
Diesel locomotives and DMU undergoing overhaul or restoration
- BR 0-6-0 Class 14British Rail Class 14The British Rail Class 14 is a type of small diesel-hydraulic locomotive built in the mid-1960s. Twenty-six of these 0-6-0 locomotives were ordered in January 1963, to be built at British Railways Swindon Works. The anticipated work for this class was yard shunting, trip work and short distance...
no. D9553 - BR Bo-Bo Class 26British Rail Class 26The British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotives, also known as the BRCW Type 2, were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company at Smethwick in 1958-59. Forty seven examples were built, and the last were withdrawn from service in 1993...
no. 26043 - BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45British Rail Class 45The British Rail Class 45 also known as the Sulzer Type 4 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail at their Derby and Crewe Works between 1960 and 1962...
no. 45149 - BR Class 108British Rail Class 108The British Rail Class 108 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1958 to 1961, with a final production quantity of 333 vehicles....
unit 51950+52062 - LMS 0-6-0 English Electric shunterBritish Rail Class D3/6Class D3/6 were diesel shunters built in 1935 by English Electric for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. They were the first of a new design of diesel shunters based on the English Electric 6K of diesel engine.-Numbering:...
no. 7069
Coaching stock
Operational coaches are shown in bold.- BR Mk 1British Railways Mark 1British Railways Mark 1 was the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway carriages built by British Railways. Following nationalisation in 1948, BR had continued to build carriages to the designs of the "Big Four" companies , and the Mark 1 was intended to be the...
RBR, nos. 1672 and 1675 - BR Mk 1 RMB, nos. 1808 and 1876
- BR Mk 1 RU, nos. 1965 and 1972
- BR Mk 1 FO, nos. 3045 and 3091
- BR Mk 1 SO, nos. 3727, 4787, 4790, 4798 and 4806
- BR Mk 1 TSO, nos. 3960, 4331, 4440, 4763, 4772, 4869, 5042, 5054
- BR Observation car, no. 6300
- BR Mk 1 BSOT, no. 9000
- BR Mk 1 FK, nos. 13089, 13326, 13329, 13337
- BR Mk 1 CK, nos. 15849, 15989, 16195, 16221
- BR Mk 1 BCK, no. 21275
- BR Mk 1 SK, nos. 24918, 24949, 25020, 25341, 25451, 25501, 25618 and 25743
- BR Mk 1 BSK, nos. 34500, 34676, 34929, 35000, 35201 and 35308
- BR Mk 1 Courier van, no. 80212
- BR Mk 1 POTPost Office Stowage VanA Post Office Stowage Van is a type of rail vehicle built for use in a Travelling Post Office . Several of these have passed into preservation as they are very useful for storage on the railways.-Preservation:...
, nos. 80433 and 80435 - BR Mk 1 BG, nos. 80926, 81039, 92199, 92418, 92933 and 92990
- BR CCT, nos. 94486, 94557 and 94824
- BR GUV, no. 94051
- BR Bullion van, no. 99202
See also
- North Gloucestershire RailwayNorth Gloucestershire RailwayThe North Gloucestershire Railway is a narrow gauge railway running alongside the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway at Toddington. It was built in 1985 when the Dowty Railway Preservation Society needed a new home for its collection of narrow gauge rolling stock. The rail used on the...
– a narrow gauge railway also at Toddington - Stratford on Avon and Broadway RailwayStratford on Avon and Broadway RailwayThe Stratford on Avon and Broadway Railway project aimed to re-open the closed railway from Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire to Honeybourne railway station for main-line connection...
– a group hoping to restore the railway between Stratford upon Avon and Broadway