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All the signs and literature I've seen of this line use the name "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway" (abbreviated to GWSR) and not "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway". Should this article be moved to Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway too? Andrew Oakley ( talk) 11:12, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Just for the record. The railway is owned by GWSR "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway PLC" who control the running of the track, but GWRL "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Limited" provide fund raising and other support for the railway, so GWR "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway" is the generic name for the railway since Diesel locomotives are also supported on the line. Lsces ( talk) 18:23, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
Are we sure this station existed? The high street in Cheltenham is nowhere near the line, it's not listed on the list of disused stations, and there's no "station road" or anything. It's also not on the map. - mattbuck ( Talk) 17:30, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
I would suggest changing Broad Marston Halt on the route diagram to Pebworth Halt. Broad Marston was open for a relatively brief period of 12 years between 1904 and 1916 while Pebworth (at a site some 300 m away from the earlier halt) lasted from 1938 until 1966. -- Picapica ( talk) 07:10, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Sorry: yes, 1937 (my typo). The only thing is, if we include Broad Marston Halt then we ought also to include the equally short-lived Chambers Crossing Halt and Evesham Road Crossing Halt (between Milcote and Stratford). Thoughts? -- Picapica ( talk) 21:28, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
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– hence the French spelling. They even had – as the photo shows – French-style low-level platforms (no doubt all three halts were built to the same pattern). I remember at least one rail-motor carriage of the type that was used to call at these halts still being in service on occasional Stratford to Honeybourne services (especially the last journey of the evening) in the 1950s – and they were equipped with retractable steps. The experiment with these new stopping-places came to an end, as a wartime economy measure, in 1916.
I will add these additional calling-points over the weekend. -- Picapica ( talk) 13:14, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Route diagram template now updated as per above. -- Picapica ( talk) 22:04, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Am I correct in thinking that this railway is the only one in the Country with its own ACTIVE private fire service? At least it has to be the largest in the Country exclusively serving a preserved railway. The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) had one a number of years ago (+15yrs) but I haven't heard or seen anything of that for a long time. Saqitus ( talk) 16:46, 25 April 2011 (UTC) Simon Nash
That's what I thought was the case, but their website says it has sadly been disbanded. Bluebell Railway Fire Service. The GWR FD also provide First Responder services, I'm pretty sure. Thanks. Saqitus ( talk) 08:07, 27 April 2011 (UTC) Simon Nash
Can we stop the reverts and have a discussion please? Evidence, policy, consensus, an ting? Thanks and best wishes DBaK ( talk) 15:16, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
although the G-WR still needs to raise another £115,000 to complete the work
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help)Being a GWR member, I can say that we use GWR rather than G-WR, as we are the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. It is clearly stated that we are a heritage railway and that we are different to the extinct Great Western Railway. I have made the necessary changes to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TPEditor ( talk • contribs) 23:21, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
I've tagged it for timeliness (or whatever you call it!) in that there are quite a few things that are "as of" January or last year or whenever and seem to be making predictions whose outcome might now be known. It would be great if it could be updated to avoid this. Thanks and best wishes DBaK ( talk) 08:27, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
under the "plans" section, it says as of March 2013, which is fine, but it later on goes on to talk about 2011 when the railway was cut in half, which surely should be moved under the landslips section, and also about the progress of the laverton loop, which I now believe to be complete? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.174.61.115 ( talk) 16:49, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Under Landslips, is this correct? "In the early 2010s the GWR has lately suffered a tail of two landslips" If "tale" is really meant then fine except it could perhaps be worded more clearly. If "tail" is really meant then I am confused - can you please clarify? Thanks and best wishes DBaK ( talk) 08:29, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
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I propose that Broadway Extension be merged into Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. I think that the content in the Broadway Extension article can easily be explained in the context of Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, and the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway article is of a reasonable size that the merging of Broadway Extension will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. FDent ( talk) 17:52, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
Is there any information on the alternative routing, west from the present terminus over open fields, to the main Cheltenham to Birmingham line? Lawrence18uk ( talk) 17:04, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
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All the signs and literature I've seen of this line use the name "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway" (abbreviated to GWSR) and not "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway". Should this article be moved to Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway too? Andrew Oakley ( talk) 11:12, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Just for the record. The railway is owned by GWSR "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway PLC" who control the running of the track, but GWRL "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Limited" provide fund raising and other support for the railway, so GWR "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway" is the generic name for the railway since Diesel locomotives are also supported on the line. Lsces ( talk) 18:23, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
Are we sure this station existed? The high street in Cheltenham is nowhere near the line, it's not listed on the list of disused stations, and there's no "station road" or anything. It's also not on the map. - mattbuck ( Talk) 17:30, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
I would suggest changing Broad Marston Halt on the route diagram to Pebworth Halt. Broad Marston was open for a relatively brief period of 12 years between 1904 and 1916 while Pebworth (at a site some 300 m away from the earlier halt) lasted from 1938 until 1966. -- Picapica ( talk) 07:10, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Sorry: yes, 1937 (my typo). The only thing is, if we include Broad Marston Halt then we ought also to include the equally short-lived Chambers Crossing Halt and Evesham Road Crossing Halt (between Milcote and Stratford). Thoughts? -- Picapica ( talk) 21:28, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
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help)Oh, there's no doubt that all of these halts functioned in the period 1904-16. There is a photo of Evesham Road Crossing Halte [sic] at http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/eveshamroadcrossing.htm (it was sited immediately south of the level crossing). The idea of these additional stopping-places at just about every road crossing was a French one borrowed by the GWR –
– hence the French spelling. They even had – as the photo shows – French-style low-level platforms (no doubt all three halts were built to the same pattern). I remember at least one rail-motor carriage of the type that was used to call at these halts still being in service on occasional Stratford to Honeybourne services (especially the last journey of the evening) in the 1950s – and they were equipped with retractable steps. The experiment with these new stopping-places came to an end, as a wartime economy measure, in 1916.
I will add these additional calling-points over the weekend. -- Picapica ( talk) 13:14, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Route diagram template now updated as per above. -- Picapica ( talk) 22:04, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Am I correct in thinking that this railway is the only one in the Country with its own ACTIVE private fire service? At least it has to be the largest in the Country exclusively serving a preserved railway. The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) had one a number of years ago (+15yrs) but I haven't heard or seen anything of that for a long time. Saqitus ( talk) 16:46, 25 April 2011 (UTC) Simon Nash
That's what I thought was the case, but their website says it has sadly been disbanded. Bluebell Railway Fire Service. The GWR FD also provide First Responder services, I'm pretty sure. Thanks. Saqitus ( talk) 08:07, 27 April 2011 (UTC) Simon Nash
Can we stop the reverts and have a discussion please? Evidence, policy, consensus, an ting? Thanks and best wishes DBaK ( talk) 15:16, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
although the G-WR still needs to raise another £115,000 to complete the work
{{
cite magazine}}
: Unknown parameter |month=
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help)to remain at the G-WR until the end of August
{{
cite magazine}}
: Unknown parameter |month=
ignored (
help)Being a GWR member, I can say that we use GWR rather than G-WR, as we are the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. It is clearly stated that we are a heritage railway and that we are different to the extinct Great Western Railway. I have made the necessary changes to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TPEditor ( talk • contribs) 23:21, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
I've tagged it for timeliness (or whatever you call it!) in that there are quite a few things that are "as of" January or last year or whenever and seem to be making predictions whose outcome might now be known. It would be great if it could be updated to avoid this. Thanks and best wishes DBaK ( talk) 08:27, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
under the "plans" section, it says as of March 2013, which is fine, but it later on goes on to talk about 2011 when the railway was cut in half, which surely should be moved under the landslips section, and also about the progress of the laverton loop, which I now believe to be complete? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.174.61.115 ( talk) 16:49, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Under Landslips, is this correct? "In the early 2010s the GWR has lately suffered a tail of two landslips" If "tale" is really meant then fine except it could perhaps be worded more clearly. If "tail" is really meant then I am confused - can you please clarify? Thanks and best wishes DBaK ( talk) 08:29, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
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I propose that Broadway Extension be merged into Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. I think that the content in the Broadway Extension article can easily be explained in the context of Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, and the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway article is of a reasonable size that the merging of Broadway Extension will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. FDent ( talk) 17:52, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
Is there any information on the alternative routing, west from the present terminus over open fields, to the main Cheltenham to Birmingham line? Lawrence18uk ( talk) 17:04, 5 April 2021 (UTC)