A personal archive of interesting photos of the early days of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire
Railway.
A view of platform 1 from the footings of platform 2.
This view includes the old Bella Vega bus which was home to security man Gerry Bailey and his partner Gwen.
The Midland lamp standard came from Gloucester East gate, station entrance, rescued before the site was cleared for the new Asda supermarket, it was replaced when 8 genuine GWR lamp posts were installed on the station. These I purchased from British Rail recovered from Ogmore Vale station,in South Wales.
Our first 08 Diesel pictured with owner Terry Bird at Toddington, not sure of the number and do not know where it is now.
A workers cafeteria being added to the western side of the recently erected Flag and Whistle Cafe.
Although well used it quickly suffered from rot and was replaced
The former factory building at Harvington that was to be become the refreshment room at Toddington for many years.
Greg Wigg, Tim Ayres, John Eldridge and Mike Shorland fit out the interior.
According to the diesel dept blog of 28 06 2020 it may be 08 881, or D4095. It was black, was then repainted in green. If that is the one, it is currently at the S&D.
ReplyDeleteHaving been given notice to quit Ashchurch in 1982, Cadbury No 1 likely arrived in 1983, and hauled the first GWSR service in April 1984. (Source: Preserved British Steam Locomotives.)
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