The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) have been running test steam trains to their newly-built Broadway Station, ahead of the first public trains planned to run at the end of March.
The test train
The test train, hauled by Great Western Railway (GWR) 6959 ‘Modified Hall' Class No. 7903 “Foremarke Hall”, took place on the 7th of March 2018.
This is exactly 58 years since the last steam-hauled train left the original Broadway Station on 7th of March 1960.
When will the First Public Trains be Running?
The first public trains will start on March the 30th, during GWSR's “Opening to Broadway”. For more information about this event, please click here
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GWR Modified Hall Class 4-6-0 7903 Formarke Hall
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