GWSR - a Heritage Railway rebuilt and run by qualified volunteers Volunteering N BROADWAY day with us The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is run almost pend the whole Childswickham S entirely by volunteers. Would you like to become a volunteer? uch to see and do! See website for details. Broadway The lin-e, wh icsh iso n owm over 14 miles long, passes through one of the most picturesque parts of the country. We encourage our visitors not just to take a round trip, but to explore our stations and the surrounding countryside too. There is plenty to see and do on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. Buckland Laverton • Small museums • Narrow gauge railway (see their website for operating dates) • Have-a-Go Mini Signal Box in Stanway Viaduct Stanton the car park. Try your hand at (15 arches) being a signalman Toddington Shenbarrow Village Hill Stanway Broadway Station River Isbourne New Town This station was re-opened in TODDINGTON Stanway Oxenton Hill 2018, 58 years after it was closed Access for all Greet Tunnel We welcome visitors with impaired Hill Dixton to passengers and demolished. Hill (693 yards) Didbrook s mobility. Wheelchairs can usually Light refreshments are available in d our tea room. The centre of be accommodated in specially l Broadway village is about half a Hayles Abbey Halt adapted carriages with wide Gotherington Gretton Greet HAYLES ABBEY HALT o double doors. There are mile from the station. A privately A request stop, ideal for ramblers w toilets for disabled visitors GOTHERINGTON operated shuttle service sometimes visiting Hailes Abbey which is a s at all of our main stations. Prescott Hill WINCHCOMBE t meets the trains at the station and fifteen minute walk from the halt. Salters We regret that diesel railcar o can be pre-booked. Please call Check timetable to see which trains Bishop’s Nottingham Langley Hill Hill passengers in wheelchairs Hill Winchcombe 07895 028448. stop here when requested. Cleeve C need to travel in the guard’s compartment and access is Woodmancote Sudeley Hill very limited. Unfolded wheelchairs, pushchairs and Postlip bicycles cannot be loaded or Cleeve Hill unloaded onto trains at Hayles Abbey Halt or Gotherington because Southam Cleeve Cloud Winchcombe Station of the short length of the platforms A beautiful station with lots to do. CHELTENHAM RACE COURSE Toddington Station Cheltenham Make sure you spend some time at • Discovery Coach Cleeve • Coffee Pot 1950s-style tea room Racecourse Common Toddington where there is plenty to To Cheltenham Town Centre Ń see and do. • Model Railway Coach - • Flag and Whistle tea room open most days • Heritage Trail - ask for free leaflet • Free children’s quiz Gotherington Station Cheltenham • Free children's quiz • Dial-a-story telephone box A request stop, ideal for those Race Course Station • Books, souvenirs and models • Large picnic area walking in the Cotswolds. Please note • Souvenir shop • Children's play area You may like to go into Winchcombe that the old station building and • Free children's quiz • Picnic area - a privately owned shuttle service platform on the opposite side of the • Situated within racecourse grounds • Loco yard viewing area (access can be pre-booked. Please call track are privately owned. Check • You can pre-book a taxi into town - from corner of the car park) 07540 437546. timetable to see which trains stop here. check website for phone numbers www.gwsr.com - 01242 621405 Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter @GWSR Additional Information How to get to the GWSR Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Timetable and Events There is plenty for the whole family to see and do at the GWSR. Visit our website for suggested itineraries. 2020 So much value at the GWSR • Car parking is free at Toddington, Winchcombe and Cheltenham Race Course stations • Under 5s FREE (exceptions apply - see website) • FREE souvenir map and timetable • FREE children’s quiz available • FREE heritage trail at Toddington Station • Choice of tea rooms, gift shops, small museum • Buffet facilities available on most trains All Day Rover Tickets Sand Dtieseel in Tahe Com tswolds To get the best value at the railway, buy an all day rover ticket which will give you a whole day's travel over the full length of our line. Depending on the timetable you may be able to travel on a steam train, a diesel hauled train or a diesel railcar. See the timetables for Cheltenham Race Course Station GL50 4SH details. Adult/Senior rover tickets cost £20; £8 for children aged 5-15 (under The station and adjacent free car park are within the grounds of the racecourse and 5s travel free). Family tickets are available for £52. Different ticket prices accessed via the racecourse internal road system from the roundabout on the A435. On may apply for Special Events. race days an alternative car park may be signposted. Toddington-Broadway-Winchcombe Explorer Gotherington This is a request stop. Access is on foot along Granna Lane off the On normal operating days we also offer a ‘TBW Explorer’ ticket between unclassified road from Gotherington to Gretton and up the footpath to the platform. Broadway and Winchcombe for those who want to focus on this The station building on the other side of the track is a private residence. Check timetable to see which trains stop here. No car parking. section of the line and its stations. Adult/Senior TBW Explorer tickets cost £15 and £7 for children. Winchcombe Station GL54 5LD Limited free car parking is normally available at the station, which is in Greet on the B4078 Dogs Winchcombe to Evesham road. If travelling from Winchcombe, the station is on the right With the large increase in passenger numbers, as just after Winchcombe School, and before the railway bridge. well as unfamiliar sounds,movement and smells, we are finding that dogs are becoming distressed. Hayles Abbey Halt This is a request stop for visitors wishing to visit Unfortunately this has resulted in a number of Hailes Abbey (a 15 minute stroll) or walk one of the many footpaths in the Cotswolds. incidents with other passengers and volunteers. Check timetable to see which trains stop here when requested. No car parking. Whilst you may bring dogs on our trains, subject to the Toddington Station GL54 5DT purchase of a dog ticket (£3) we advise you to leave them at The station is 10 miles east of M5 junction 9, near the junction of the B4077 and the home wherever possible. You will receive a handout on your day of travel B4632, between Winchcombe and Broadway. Follow the brown signs to the station, where telling you more. there is a large free car park. Groups and Coach Parties Broadway Station WR12 7DF We welcome pre-booked groups to the railway - please phone The station is on the western edge of the village, 15 minutes walk from the centre. There is 01242 621902 or email [email protected] for details. NO parking at the station itself (other than two Blue Badge disabled spaces) but there is a council-owned Pay & Display car park very near the station. Buy Discounted Tickets Online PLEASE NOTE all users of our car parks do so at their own risk. The To avoid queuing at the booking office, why not buy your All-Day Rover management and staff cannot accept responsibility for any damage, loss tickets at a discount in advance online? Visit our website for details. or accidents. PUBLIC TRANSPORT - please see our website for details. Narrow Gauge Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is operated The two foot narrow gauge railway next by qualified volunteers and owned by the Gloucestershire dly Line in The Cotswolds” to the car park at Toddington Station is Warwickshire Steam Railway plc whose registered office for all “ The Frien operated with steam and diesel traction communications is: The Railway Station, MEMBER by the North Gloucestershire Railway Co. Toddington, Glos. GL54 5DT Tel: 01242 621405 H.R.A e-mail: [email protected] www.gwsr.com Cheltenham Race Course - Gotherington - Winchcombe Ltd. For operating times please see www.toddington-narrow-gauge.co.uk © GWSR 2020. Designed and produced for GWSR by Mike Weaver Advertising Hayles Abbey - Toddington - Broadway and printed by Tewkesbury Printing Company The GWSR is grateful for the photographic contributions from its volunteers. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Timetable 2020 Events Diary 2020 Trains are running on dates MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY as coloured on the calendar April August M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S (left). Departure times are EASTER EGGSPRESS TEDDY BEAR TUESDAYS 30 31 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 listed below. On GOLD Easter Mon 13th April Tues 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th coloured dates we have Fun for all the family on Easter 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 August special events, and a Monday. Bring a Teddy and join in the 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 different timetable will apply. picnic at Winchcombe Station. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 Small admission charges apply to certain special event displays.