Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway • A visit and tour along the line

[@Lynxfan2]

Hello there Warren, I just want to politely inform you that Cheltenham Racecourse is not the main station of the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway, the main station is actually Toddington and this is also the headquarters of the railway. The cafe, souvenir shop, locomotive sheds and the North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway are all located at Toddington. Meanwhile the carriage and wagon department with the carriage shed are located at Winchcombe. Best wishes and take care. Kind regards, Peter Skuce, St Albans. Hertfordshire.

[@Linleys]

Hi there Peter, I very much appreciate your comment here with extra information / updates to my notes and commentary. Thank you for taking the trouble to do this. It is so important to get things right and clear. I will pin your note at the top for others to access easily. Thank you, Warren.

[@CampLifeBushcraft]

It does look like a relaxing day out.

[@Linleys]

If I just sat back in the lovely restored carriages, in the large soft seats yes, it would be a relaxing day out! But as you can imagine, I don't quite do it like that - always looking out for what is going on :) Cheers, W :)

[@Standswithabeer]

OUTSTANDING! Thank you. :)

[@Linleys]

Really appreciate your encouragement, thank you. W :)

[@robnewman6101]

Very good.

[@robnewman6101]

My parents and I have been on The Kent & East Sussex Railway a few times before. I miss that one.

[@Linleys]

Im interested in if they will manage to join up the two parts. Do they have the land? The bypass road needs a bridge and that’s expensive and difficult.

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

All Aboard. All Aboard. Enjoy the ride.

[@Linleys]

Too right. Agreed! Cheers

[@robnewman6101]

Thank you.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@laurenceskinnerton73]

I’ve been here!

[@Linleys]

Nice! Did you enjoy the visit?

[@FitnessThrossell]

Great video my friend! Very inspiring indeed 👏 I do burpees on my channel but take great inspiration from your channel 🙏🏼

[@Linleys]

Thank you for your supportive comment, much appreciated. W :)

[@terrystevens5261]

Very nice video. a shame you had a bit of rain though. that tunnel was my playground in 1966 67 68 and my secondary school was just up the road from Winchcombe station. i also take a trip on the line every year on my birthday as a treat from the wife.

[@Linleys]

Amazing! - remembering the old route before it became a heritage line. Great memories. Thank you for sharing. Cheers. Warren 🤠

[@robnewman6101]

Today my parents and I went to & on the Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway for the first time.

[@robnewman6101]

Today we went to Broadway Tower.

[@Linleys]

Ahh nice - I hope you had a good day out. Such a lovely railway there, I don't know the tower though. Thanks for your comment, Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

Thank you.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@ewengillies9826]

There is just nothing like the grand old steam locos. Thanks Warren for an interesting nostalgic train journey. Bushyboy Oz.

[@Linleys]

Toot Toot, I like the atmosphere at these places. Thanks for following along the journey too :) W

[@robnewman6101]

We've been on the West Somerset Railway once before.

[@Linleys]

I was there recently - video out soon on the #linleys channel. Cheers

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@baldypalmsrailroad]

Warren great video on this historic railway. Glad to see this bit of history is well preserved. Would have been real nice to feel and smell the loco working to pull your train. The countryside is so lush and green. You and the wife had a great adventure. Thanks for sharing... Ron// 🚂👍😊

[@Linleys]

There are quite a few of these lovely railways around England these days. More have been established over the recent years too. Back in the late 1960s and early '70s there were just a very few, and indeed the Bluebell Railway in the south of England was the first. Thanks for tagging along, cheers, W :)

[@robnewman6101]

Once an engine attached to a train was afraid of a few drops of rain. Bricked up and lonely.

[@Linleys]

Another great line from the story. Cheers

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks. Its from The Sad Story of Henry.

[@Linleys]

Indeed, Cheers, Warren :)

[@paulgmarriott]

Nicely shot. edited and narrated footage. A great advert for the railway. I hope to pay a visit next summer.

[@Linleys]

Hey thank you for the positive feedback. I enjoy putting the videos together after the trip, but they do take some time to prepare! I highly recommend visiting the railway. Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

You're a really useful engine.

[@Linleys]

What a great line in the story! Cheers

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks. You're welcome.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

We've been on The North Norfolk Railway and The Mid - Norfolk Railway.

[@Linleys]

I have uploaded my video from the North Norfolk Railway but not been to the Mid Norfolk railway yet.

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

In the 1970 Version of The Railway Children. One Rainy cold day up in Yorkshire at Oakworth Station. The three Waterbury children sitting in the waiting room by the fire, waiting for Mother to return home. Hope Mother doesn't get too wet. We don't want her ill again. Its like being in a sieged castle. The arrows & the bows striking agenist the battlements. Its more like a great big garden squirt. You're a great big garden squirt. Thank you. Stop it you two. There's a train coming. Oakworth. Oakworth Station. Mind the doors please. Mind your heads. Its only a shower.

[@Linleys]

You seem to know the film very well. Which version of the film do you prefer? Thank you for adding your comments, much appreciated. Cheers, Warren

[@robnewman6101]

1970.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

I also have a Hardback Book called The Railway Policeman. The Story of the Constable on the Track. By J. R. WHITBREAD.

[@Linleys]

Did these Railway Policemen originally do the signalling for keeping trains apart on the line, before they had proper interlocked semaphore signals? They were around at the very start of railway life in Britain. Cheers, Warren

[@robnewman6101]

Yes, that's a good point. I have heard of that They acted as Signalmen.

[@robnewman6101]

Keeping Law & Order on the British Steam Railways during the Victorian Era 1837-1901. During the Golden Age of Steam.

[@robnewman6101]

In the DORLING KINDERSLEY DK EYEWITNESS GUIDES Book of TRAIN. On pages 34 & 35. Following the signs. BATONS AND ARMBAND. Early railway policemen, from around 1841, acted as signalmen. They would use different coloured flags to signal for a train to stop, proceed with caution, or to show that the line was all clear. They also wore armbands for clear identity, and ornately decorated truncheons at the waist in case they encountered trouble.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

British Railway Movies. The Titfield Thunderbolt 1952. The Great Train Robbery 1963. The Railway Children 1970 & 2000. Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2000.

[@Linleys]

Indeed, lots of railway films, filmed on various locations in Britain too. Cheers, Warren

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks. You're welcome.

[@robnewman6101]

I use to watch the VHS Cassettes of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Back in my childhood in the 90s when I was Little Hallingbury Village Primary School kid age. I very luckly saw story episode 1. Thomas and Gordon. I did use to watch the series on dvd.

[@robnewman6101]

ESCAPE FROM THE DARK 1976. Railway Movie set in Yorkshire.

[@robnewman6101]

The Great Train Robbery 2013 ‧ Drama ‧ 1 season.

[@robnewman6101]

I have a Hardback DORLING KINDERSLEY DK EYEWITNESS GUIDES Book of TRAIN. Discover the story of railways - from the days of steam to the high - speed, sophisticated trains of today. In association with THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM.

[@Linleys]

That book sounds very interesting. Thank you for the reference. Does it specifically include the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway line? I will see if I can get a copy. Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks. I don't think the Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway is in it. Its worth a look?

[@robnewman6101]

Pages 50 & 51. Running the railway.

[@robnewman6101]

Pages 34 & 35. Following the signs.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

Victorian Era 1837-1901. Edwardian Era 1901-1910.

[@Linleys]

Yep, Victorian engineering!

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)

[@robnewman6101]

WW2 1939-1945.

[@Linleys]

The railways played their part to support the War Effort.

[@robnewman6101]

Thanks.

[@Linleys]

Cheers, Warren :)