September 2010 news archive

Autumn diesel gala posted on 27/09/2010
THIEVES TARGET £4,000 GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY BENCH CASTINGS FROM CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE STATION posted on 22/09/2010
A £4,000 theft of Great Western Railway cast-iron bench ends from Cheltenham Racecourse station has left the platform bereft of period seating. The thieves are believed to have specifically targeted these castings, some of which are original and others replicas and are worth around £200 each. The thieves took care to dismantle the seats and unbolt the 25kg castings from the platform and the entirely volunteer-run railway is looking for help to find the thieves.
Read all about it – then vote! posted on 20/09/2010
You can read the full story about the restoration of Toddington-based GWR 28xx class 2-8-0 no. 2807, by kind permission of Steam Railway magazine, here! Then get your skates on and vote!
Vote for 2807! posted on 19/09/2010
The final round of voting has arrived in the Steam Railway Awards. Get your copy now and vote!
Going with the flow posted on 19/09/2010
Dig a hole, and people will look into it and at the ‘front’ end of each platform at Toddington, there are holes to enjoy looking in to.
Latest S&T update posted on 19/09/2010
Appeal leaflet available posted on 17/09/2010
You might well come across an ‘Emergency Appeal’ leaflet that will be distributed far and wide. But here is a sneak preview…
Toddington Fruit Fest posted on 17/09/2010
In the news posted on 14/09/2010
There was some excellent media coverage of Pete Waterman’s recent visit to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway including BBC’s evening news in the south and west.
Work begins at Gotherington with new drainage works posted on 13/09/2010
Drainage is something that most people don’t give a second thought to – until it goes wrong. For the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, it is very much top-of-mind as the way water drains off the Cotswolds was a contributing factor in the embankment collapse at Gotherington. Work is now underway to install a new drainage system on the Cotswold side of the embankment.
Waterman launches GWSR’s £1m Emergency Appeal posted on 08/09/2010
The media assembled at Toddington on Tuesday 7th September to hear Pete Waterman, the railway’s President, launch the railway’s emergency appeal for funds to rebuild the collapsed embankment at Gotherington
Pete Waterman launches £1m emergency appeal to repair embankment collapse posted on 07/09/2010
Pete Waterman for President! posted on 02/09/2010
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has a President. He is Pete Waterman OBE, whose first public duty on behalf of the railway is to launch the £1 million Emergency Appeal
Landslip bites into passenger numbers posted on 01/09/2010
August - traditionally one of the GWR's busiest months - has seen a big fall in the numbers of tickets sold, compared with last year.
Motor mania comes to Toddington posted on 01/09/2010
Don’t miss this if you have the slightest interest in old cars. 12th September will see the car park crammed with classic vehicles from the ‘steam age’…