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Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by michaelh, Aug 25, 2013.

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  1. Dan Hill

    Dan Hill Part of the furniture

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    About 3 and a half hours to Cheltenham from Haywards Heath. I think it's slightly quicker than when I went from Haywards Heath to Wareham for Strictly Bulleids 2 last year (although that was more convoluted due to my cheap tickets app getting me to change at Clapham Junction, Basingstoke and Southampton Airport Parkway that day, albeit the changes weren't too long luckily).
     
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  2. Mark Thompson

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    Its about the same timing or a bit less by road, without having to tart around in Cheltenham, getting up to the racecourse. And once you come off the A40, and run through the lanes to Winchcombe, the landscape is made in heaven!
     
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    Newt time you drive, come off the A40 at Burford and go via Stow-on-the-Wold to Toddington (A424/B4077) - the scenery is even more stunning and going this way avoids Cheltenham's traffic chaos.
     
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    I'm back there sometime in the next month or so (C&W upholstery are doing a commission for me), so I'll give the Stow-on-the-Wold route a try, then drop down via Didbrook and Hailes to Winchcombe. Cheers, John.
     
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    My shot of GWR 2884 2-8-0 No. 3850 at Didbrook yesterday, fitted with the smokebox-mounted poppy to mark the VE Day 80th Anniversary.

     
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    I've seen a post elsewhere detailing the diesel roster for May. The GWSR website doesn't show this, or the equivalent steam roster. As I'll be driving that way on Saturday, is there any chance of that information being published?
     
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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    There is a roster, but it's for last month.

    https://www.gwsr.com/facilities/locomotive-roster
     
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  9. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Sorry, missed the fact it wasn't actually up-to-date in our PM conversation! Saturday is currently 7903 on train 1 and 3850 on train 2, and relevant authorities alerted regarding out of date website roster.
     
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