Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWR, GWSR or Gloucs-Warks Steam Railway) is a volunteer-run heritage railway which runs along the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border of the Cotswolds, England.
| Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | |
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| The Honeybourne Line | |
GWR 2-8-0 28xx Class No. 2807 and its train are seen at Toddington | |
| Locale | Gloucestershire, Worcestershire England |
| Terminus | Cheltenham Race Course and Broadway |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | The Honeybourne Line |
| Built by | Great Western Railway |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Operated by | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Plc |
| Stations | 6 |
| Length | 14 miles (23 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Closed | 1976 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1981 | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Plc formed and track re-laying began |
| 1984 | First public service along relaid section of track between Toddington Station and (the site of) Hayles Abbey Halt |
| 1987 | GWR Extended to Winchcombe |
| 1990 | GWR Extended to (the site of) Gretton halt |
| 1997 | Extended to Gotherington |
| 2003 | Extended to Cheltenham Race Course |
| 2011 | GWR extends to (the site of) Laverton halt |
| 2017 | Hayles Abbey Halt reopens |
| 2018 | Extended to Broadway |
| Headquarters | Toddington, Gloucestershire |
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The GWSR has restored and reopened around 14 miles (23 km) of track, operating between Cheltenham Race Course and Broadway. The most recent extension to Broadway (completed in 2018) involved the company raising £1.38 million. The 28 mile return trip on steam and heritage diesel trains follows part of the route of the former Great Western main line from Birmingham to Cheltenham.
The GWSR has a long-term aim of extending a further 6 miles (9.7 km) from Broadway to the national rail network at Honeybourne (where one half of an island platform has since been partly rebuilt for future use).