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acorb liked Robin's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
I also missed the Spit on Saturday, but grabbed a few mobile phone shots of the DC3 flypast on Sunday, nicely timed to coincide with Manston's departure. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
May 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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acorb liked Dan Hill's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
It might be worth waiting for someone on here from the GWSR to confirm, but the latest issue of Steam Railway Magazine has arrived today and suggests that 45110 will be staying at the GWSR for 12 months.
May 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM -
acorb liked Mike S's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Perfect summary Alex, but got to pick out this bit as it really sums things up. The volunteer kindly dashing out to grab a takeaway for us all to fuel the planning was also very much a key part in all this!! At times the issues were coming so...
May 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM -
acorb replied to the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
I don't see how the railways are that different and I dont see how its income dilution if those visitors were never in a position to buy a travel ticket. If Winchcombe was accessible for non-ticket holders that is good. There will be a number of...
May 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM -
acorb liked Spamcan81's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Access to Winchcombe was “free”* when I visited on Saturday afternoon so I could have had a refreshment break without paying the £40 if I wanted to. *nobody was checking for wristbands, unlike at Toddington.
May 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM -
acorb replied to the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Totally disagree - at the risk of further thread drift.. The SVR has never prevented access at galas nor charged for platform tickets and (I suspect) pick up a fair bit of secondary spend as a result. (Notwithstanding the difficulties of...
May 26, 2026 at 4:23 PM -
acorb liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Well, what can I say? Epically challenging I think best sums it up. Over the course of the weekend, we had several heat-related medical emergencies including one member of crew who, whilst doing ok, is still not at all well, and a missing...
May 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
