Gloucester Warwickshire Railway extension

It would a shame to lose the sound of rail joints.

Regards

 

I have recently uploaded some aerial photos of the lesser known parts of the GWR line.
Also showing restored Honeybourne Station.
Find them here and if anyone has requests for other areas I'll try to add them the collection over the course of time

 

I have recently uploaded some aerial photos of the lesser known parts of the GWR line.
Also showing restored Honeybourne Station.
Find them here

Flickr: Got A Life's Photostream

If anyone has requests for other areas I'll try to add them the collection over the course of time

 

Had a great time looking through those fotos, many thanks for posting the link. Aerial survey of the Lynton and Barnstaple?

 

That's quite a haul from my current Gloucestershire base, but when summer eventually kicks in, I'll see what I can do

 

It was only a half suggestion... I am sure that there are other fantastic views more local to you

 

There is a book 'Flying the L&B" that has aerial shots of the entire line (by Philip Lane and Ralph Knight). It's currently out of print, though it may be available on some of the secondhand book sites?

 

It's not beyond possibility.
I've flown over The Eden Project, Cadair Idris, and The Channel Islands.
Just need some reliable better weather

 

Fantastic collection of photos, thanks for sharing them. I don't suppose you have taken any aerial shots of Broadway station?

 

If you go here

Steaming to Broadway!

and scroll down to the blog, a "birds eye view" there are some super aerial shots of Broadway.

If anyone can enlighten me as to how they got them I would be grateful!

 

Thanks for the link. I had seen these on Bill's blog but can't help with how they were taken I'm afraid.

 

Yes. I have a couple of recent(ish) Broadway Station aerial shots. I'll dig 'em out and put them on the site.

Usually I'm busy flying the aircraft, whilst the passengers take the shots, so I have to work out what the pictures are days later.

 

I would guess at KAP... Kite aerial photography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

This probably isn't the best place for this query, but I didn't want to start a new thread.

Can anybody advise of the Gradient profile for the current (Cheltenham-Laverton) GWSR? Although a gradient profile diagram would be the simplest way of answering the question, a written description (like "1-in-175 for about a mile then 1-in-200 for two miles") would be sufficient. I wish to get a general idea of which sections are steepest and in which direction(s).

 

Starting from Cheltenham, it stays level past the race course, then climbs at 1 in 200 and 1 in 150 until a couple of hundred yards past the 3 arched road bridge to the north of Gotherington. From there it is flat until a bit beyond Gretton whereupon it rises at 1 in 150 up to Greet tunnel. From there it drops at 1 in 200 into Winchcombe. Flat round chicken curve, then rises at 1 in 200 and drops away at 1 in 200 by Hayles Abbey. It's flat into Toddington, then drops away to 1 in 150 across Stanway Viaduct. From there it is a very shallow downhill gradient to Laverton. More detailed printed gradient profiles covering the future extension past Broadway, most of the way to Honeybourne are available at a low cost from the shop on platform 2 of Toddington station.

 

Thanks for that, just what I required

 

Have not been to GWR since the extension was opened.Can anyone help me with the mileage Toddington-Laverton please.
Looking forward to the Gala as I have not seen a B12 working since about 1959!!!!

 

About 2 miles, (i.e. roughly half way to Broadway), taking the full current length to about 12 miles. Nothing at Laverton. Just a run-around. But it does take you over the Stanway Viaduct.

 

Using Google Maps from middle of Toddington platform to the bridge on Laverton Loop is 2 miles 57 chains.
Anyone confirm or contradict this?