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DSC 0626 "The Cornishman" express steam train complete with its chocolate and cream coaches operated on this railway from 1952 until 1962 and formed the Wolverhampton to Penzance service via Birmingham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton, Exeter and Plymouth. The steam train in the distance is approaching Toddington station in the Cotswolds in Britain. Most weekends, visitors and rail enthusiasts descend on the ‘Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’ at either Toddington, Winchcombe or Cheltenham Race course for a ride on either a steam or diesel train. The present mainline formerly of GWR ( Great Western Railway) runs from the main station and depot at Toddington, a small Cotswold village near Winchcombe to Cheltenham Race Course. The mainline commands wonderful views of the sleepy hamlets and villages, as it runs though the beautiful Cotswold countryside. After the mainliner’s final closure to both passenger and goods traffic in 1976 which served Birmingham to Cheltenham, via Stratford-upon-Avon and the touristy town of Broadway, the line was taken over by an all-volunteer group. The ‘Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’ aim is to open the rest of the line to Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare. Keywords: Toddington station, Cotswolds. GWR, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, heritage railway, railway, Toddington, England, U.K, Britain, train passengers, tourism, travel, train travel, steam, locomotive, steam locomtoive, The Cornishman express
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Photographer: Richard Sowersby
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DSC 0626
Upload Date: 2007-04-21 15:29:29
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"The Cornishman" express steam train complete with its chocolate and

cream coaches operated on this railway from 1952 until 1962 and formed the Wolverhampton to Penzance service via Birmingham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Taunton, Exeter and Plymouth.

The steam train in the distance is approaching Toddington station in the Cotswolds in Britain. Most weekends, visitors and rail enthusiasts descend on the ‘Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’ at either Toddington, Winchcombe or Cheltenham Race course for a ride on either a steam or diesel train.

The present mainline formerly of GWR ( Great Western Railway) runs from the main station and depot at Toddington, a small Cotswold village near Winchcombe to Cheltenham Race Course. The mainline commands wonderful views of the sleepy hamlets and villages, as it runs though the beautiful Cotswold countryside.

After the mainliner’s final closure to both passenger and goods traffic in 1976 which served Birmingham to Cheltenham, via Stratford-upon-Avon and the touristy town of Broadway, the line was taken over by an all-volunteer group.

The ‘Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’ aim is to open the rest of the line to Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Keywords: Toddington station, Cotswolds. GWR, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, heritage railway, railway, Toddington, England, U.K, Britain, train passengers, tourism, travel, train travel, steam, locomotive, steam locomtoive, The Cornishman express