Toddington
Steam Railway
30
March 2002
While Helen was at home, we decided to spend a day at our local tourist
attraction, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR).
The line runs from Toddington to just past Winchcombe at present, but work
is in hand to extend it to
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Toddington Station is just
a few minutes’ walk for us. The station
has been fully restored and there are extensive sidings and a goods shed. |
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A fine sunny start to our day
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The station staff are there to greet the
passengers |
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Our engine for the morning
run is to be the King George |
Being a holiday weekend, the train is filling up
rapidly, and we have to buy first-class tickets to get a carriage to
ourselves Teresa and Jay settle in |
First stop is Winchcombe
station, beautifully restored |
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On the way we pass signal
boxes outside Winchcombe and Gotherington |
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The carriages have narrow corridors running down one
side of the car |
The compartments have wooden décor and tasteful
pictures |
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After
our first run, we watch preparations for the next departure, which is to be
pulled by a diesel (right)– not so popular – and we give it a miss, returning
later for an evening run on another steam hauled train |
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We see our engine taking on water for the journey |
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It is a much bigger beast
than the little King George from the morning |
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It fills the sky with
black smoke from its boiler |
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Winchcombe again
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On the way, we pass the |
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This time, we return to
Toddington on the up line, and have to cross the footbridge, from which we
get a good view of the station |
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Our engine detached
itself, and makes its way to the sidings for the night |
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We look forward to the
next event |
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