The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer operated heritage railway in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire offering a round trip of 28 miles. It uses part of the route of the former Great Western Railway's main line from Birmingham to Cheltenham which used to run via Stratford-upon-Avon.
It now operates steam and heritage diesel trains between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Cotswolds. The line commands wonderful views of the nearby sleepy hamlets and villages, with outstanding outlooks across to the Malvern Hills and beyond. Some people get a train set; fewer people get a chance to enjoy the real thing - but you can do just that. A Footplate Experience course on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is something that is sure to thrill and certainly makes a brilliant Christmas, birthday or anniversary gift!
A Footplate Experience course on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is something that is sure to thrill and certainly makes a brilliant Christmas, birthday or anniversary gift.
The reason was for my fathers 90th birthday, the guys at the station went above and beyond to make our trip the best possible. My father is disabled and in a wheelchair and they helped us so much. My mum at the grand age 92 was also give a wheelchair so she didn't have to walk the whole platform, everyone was happy and so friendly it was a brilliant day trip. Thank you all so very much for making it possible for us to let my parents remember the olden days and remember their memories.
My family of 13 of us really enjoyed the time with you, it was great fun and some of them managed to get a prize for working out the murderer! We do hope you have more events like that, it made a very special birthday event. I just wanted to say thank you on behalf of our family group for the excellent trip we had on Saturday. The GWSR certainly lives up to its name as a friendly railway. We were having a reunion of cousins after many years and this trip was specially requested by my Australian cousins.
