Work has begun to repair a heritage railway line embankment in Gloucestershire [BBC]





Date: 31/01/2012

Work has begun to repair a heritage railway line embankment in Gloucestershire which collapsed in January 2011.

The embankment just north of Winchcombe on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) suffered a landslip caused by bad weather.

The volunteer group which operates the line has now embarked on the £670,000 repair project.

The work is expected to take about four months to complete.


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Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

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Work begins to repair a heritage railway line embankment in Gloucestershire which collapsed in January 2011.

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Stanier 8F 2-8-0 running in its Turkish Rail configuration as No. 45160 at Winchcombe on 29 December. Due to landslips, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is only running steam-hauled services between Winchcombe and Cheltenham (Racecourse) at present.
Location: Winchcombe
Company: Cheltenham and Honeybourne Line (Great Western Railway)
29/12/2011 Peter Todd
EE Type 3 37215 brings up the rear on a service leaving Winchcombe for Gotherington where G&WR services are temporarily terminating whilst a landslip is dealt with. The locomotive is in excellent condition and, apart from looking a little ex works, is just how I remember the Class 37s when in regular service See image [[29977]].
Location: Winchcombe
Company: Cheltenham and Honeybourne Line (Great Western Railway)
17/07/2010 Mark Bartlett


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