Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
Cotswold Festival of Steam 2019
Saturday 25th May 2019
Caledonian Railway Class 439 0-4-4T (Scottish Railway Preservation Society) failed in the days leading up the event and after a repair was on light duties at Winchcombe operating a demonstration freight train. Late in the day she took her last booked duty to Broadway, but after this run the decision was made she would return to light duties for the rest of the weekend.
Also in operation were GWR Collet King Class 4-6-0 6023 King Edward II (Great Western Society, Didcot) and LNER Thompson B1 4-6-0 1264 (Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust/NYMR) and from the home fleet GWR 4-6-0 7903 Foremarke Hall, GWR 2-8-0 2807, GWR 2-8-0T 4270, GWR 4-6-0 7820 Dinmore Manor and SR 4-6-2 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.
An intensive four train service ran from Cheltenham Racecourse to Broadway and we also have a look at the locomotives returning to shed at Toddington at the end of the day.
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(C) Lee Andrew Davies 2019