Gwsr Cotswold Festival Of Steam вђњswindon Builtвђќ Loco о To. may 26, 2025. time: 9:00 am. to. 5:00 pm. welcome to the gloucestershire warwickshire steam railway's cotswold festival of steam gala. get ready to embark on a journey through time, where the past comes alive and the heritage of steam locomotives is celebrated in all its glory. join us for a long bank holiday weekend filled with the magic. This coming weekend may 28th 30th is the gwsr’s annual cotswold festival of steam, this year with the theme “swindon built” to celebrate 175 years since the gwr’s swindon workshops opened. 8 locos will be in steam for the event operating an intensive service, including steam runs to laverton over stanway viaduct (not usually possible.
Gwsr Cotswold Festival Of Steam вђњswindon Builtвђќ Loco о To start with, in churchward 2 8 0, 2807, we have the oldest swindon works built steam loco capable of being steamed. 2807 entered traffic in 1905 and continued in service until 1963, an impressively long working life. she is the oldest loco to have been saved from barry island scrap yard. The last visiting locomotive has been announced by the gloucestershire warwickshire steam railway (gwsr) for its cotswold festival of steam, 25th to 27th may 2024. the visitor is the west somerset railway’s unique 2 6 0 tender locomotive no. 9351, which is a brand new conversion from ‘prairie’ 2 6 2t tank locomotive no. 5193. 25 27 may 2024 gloucestershire warwickshire steam railway's cotswold festival of steam gala. get ready to embark on a journey through time, where the past comes alive and the heritage of steam locomotives is celebrated in all its glory. join them for a long bank holiday weekend filled with the magic of steam, picturesque landscapes, and the. The saturday was our second busiest day ever, not quite matching the 2,300 people who attended for the saturday of the 2018 festival, which was when we opened the line to brand new broadway station. “so many people make the cotswold festival of steam, which last year won the cotswold concierge ‘event of the year’ award, the success that.
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