The railway media continues to give the GWR great coverage and the arrival for the 25^th Anniversary Cotswold Festival of Steam, of Hall class 4-6-0 no. 5972 Olton Hall appearing as it Harry Potter film star Hogwarts Castle, was no exception.

Both Heritage Railway and Steam Railway magazines provided good spreads with a range of pictures taken during the Cotswold Festival of Steam. Elsewhere in Steam Railway there are reports on ex-Turkish State Railway 8F no. 8274 which is nearing completion at Toddington and a very nice picture of WPR no. 15 Earl David. The presence of the bright red Hall attracted nearly 7,000 fare-paying passengers during its two-week tenure.

You can buy copies of both Heritage Railway and Steam Railway in the station shop at Toddington.

But here is a selection of images from the Cotswold Festival of Steam, and a rather splendid movie.  Did you take pictures?  Then please submit them to our galleries.

We are also endebted to Philip Croutear for this fantastic video if Olton Hall and City of Truro making a very spirited departure from Winchcombe.