Toddington G&WR

 

Southern Railways Merchant Nay Class 

Peninsular and Oriental Lines

My old company, I spent fifteen years as a sea 

going engineer officer

Once again a lovely mid Glos country station

Memories of time when working class tourism 

was joyfully spent on a motor bike and sidecar

Very welcomming and a good deal to see witha 

very good cafe

Now runs firther north to Broadway

Winchcombe Station

 

Memories of a mid Glos country station

Well worth a visit 

Just of the M5 to the east of Tewksbury

G&WR at Winchcombe

GWR 2-8-0 4270

Winchcombe station was made famous in the 

Father Brown series of the Priest detective

It is also a lovely stop and have a cup of tea station

 

Staniers Lizzie's

 

In their day the most powerful engines on the West

Coast main line.

The Duchesses superceeded them

Jubilee LMS

The Jubilee's had a faltering start, did not steam

till the extra elemints in the superheater was 

added then they did stearling work and 

thankfully five are preserved

Well done Mr Stanier

 

9F a very robust and useful engine

An all rounder, the 9F did much freight work but 

was also a great workhorse on weekend holidy

trafic especially on the S&D

Well done Robin Riddles

 

The old railway posters were works of art

Often painted by well known artists

They promised summer fun

 

Great Western at the K&WVR

 

GWR 2800 visit some fifteen years ago.