Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Steam Loco Dept Blog

Like much of 2020, all has been quiet on the GWSR Steam Blog for the last few weeks. Unfortunately, none of Team Blog live close enough to t...

  The life of a Trainee Fireman - Part 2 This blog should have been published last year, at the end of March, so all references refer to las...

Playing with locos and taking passengers up and down the line is wonderful, and as the loco passes by, it all looks so tranquil and serene. ...

The sound of 4270’s whistle was crisp and clear in the December morning on 5th December as the GWSR successfully kicked off its Santa Specia...

Usually come October, the GWSR is completing its final few running days of the main season before temporarily shutting down to prepare for C...

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being rostered to do Friday warming fires and then a rostered cleaner shift on the Saturday morning. ...