New timetables are in operation on normal service days, between Toddington and the temporary southern terminus of the railway, Gotherington.

For the Blue and Red timetables, departures from Toddington, the railway's headquarters, are as advertised in the printed timetables but no trains are travelling beyond Gotherington until further notice.

Each trip from Toddington offers a run straight through to Gotherington (via Winchcombe and the tunnel), return to Winchcombe; back to Gotherington and then back to Toddington again via Winchcombe.  This offers a longer journey time than in the normal timetable - and four trips through the tunnel!

There is a new Purple timetable which operates on the days when an Elegant Excursions Sunday Luncheon train is scheduled.  This is on Sundays May 9^th and 23^rd; June 27^th; July 4^th and 25^th; August 8^th and 22^nd and September 5^th and 19^th.  However, for operational reasons and to accommodate the Sunday Lunch train, each public service makes just a single return trip to Gotherington. 

As a result on these 'Purple' Sundays only special fares will be charged: Adult £9, Senior £8, Children £6, Family £27.

Normal 'Rover' fares (unlimited travel on day of issue) still apply for Red and Blue timetables.

Please note, Sunday Luncheon trains will start and terminate at Winchcombe station.  If you have already booked for any of these dates, you will be sent details of the new train times; if not full details will be sent with your booking confirmation.  Departure times from Toddington of evening Elegant Excursions dinner and evening Fish and Chip trains are not affected.

In most cases, because it is not possible for locomotives to 'run round' the train at Gotherington, all normal services will be 'top and tailed'.  This means that a locomotive is attached to the train at each end.  In most cases this will be with a heritage diesel at one end and a steam locomotive at the other.  The end on which the steam locomotive is attached depends on which way the engine is pointing - for example, if the engine is pointing chimney-first towards the south, it will be attached at the south (Gotherington) end of the train.  The engine will haul the train to Gotherington, including the dead weight of the diesel, and the diesel hauls the train back again. 

However, certain trains on the Red timetable have a steam locomotive attached at both ends of the train (marked with an 'S' on the timetable).

These new arrangements are in place because of the recent landslip just beyond Gotherington station.  This means that no trains are calling at Cheltenham Racecourse. 

More news on investigation of the landslip will follow soon.  However, Malcolm Temple, chairman of GWSR Plc, has warned that there is no quick fix.  "It's important that the extent of the problem is properly determined and an effective programme for remedial work put in place.  We'll share that information as soon as we can."

He adds: "Plans for our spectacular GWR175 event are going ahead and we will have 12 locomotives available for traffic and an intensive timetable, with all of the attractions you'll find on our GWR175 pages.  And as an added incentive, trains will, for the first time, be running over Stanway viaduct: the first step towards Broadway!"

There is free car parking at Toddington and Winchcombe stations. 

While the temporary timetables are in operation, Toddington and Winchcombe booking offices are open as normal.  Trains stop at Gotherington, please note that if you wish to alight, travel in the first two coaches of the train as the Halt has a short platform.  If you are joining the train here, please contact the on-train staff who will advise you on obtaining a ticket. 

There is no car parking at Gotherington.  The station is accessed via a footpath off Granna Lane.  The railway regrets that station is unsuitable for those confined to a wheelchair as there are steps at the Granna Lane end of footpath, which also has a gravel surface.