Steam gala

A great success - congratulations and thanks to everyone who helped in any way.
Provisional figures are 3641 visitors who paid on entry plus about 300 who bought on line. This puts us about on budget - an excellent result when you consider the weather and the Toddington field condition!
Colin Fewell

Tripadvisor - Certificate of excellence

We have just received the following.
Colin Fewell

2014 Winner Celebrate Your Certificate of Excellence! TripAdvisor is delighted to award Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway with a 2014 Certificate of Excellence. This prestigious award recognises businesses that consistently earn top ratings from TripAdvisor travellers. Showcase it to guests and staff with pride! Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Promote Your Award Your Certificate of Excellence should arrive within the next 6 weeks* – but you can start promoting your accomplishment today! Visit the Management Centre to get a free Certificate of Excellence badge for your website and to access additional tools to spotlight your achievement!

Free classic bus service into Cheltenham from the racecourse station on May 31st

On Saturday 31st May, there will be a VINTAGE BUS RUNNING DAY in Cheltenham, as part of the retirement celebrations for Ian Manning, the MD for Stagecoach West who is retiring.

There is going to be a fleet of 20 classic buses running on local routes around Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury.

In particular, there will also be a FREE bus service from Racecourse Station to the town centre.

Details are at 

http://www.stagecoachbus.com/uploads/stagecoach711_running_day_tt_web.pdf

Colin Fewell

 

Tripadvisor

Have a look at the comments about our railway. We are now rated by Tripadvisor number 2 in Cheltenham (number 1 is a cinema!!) and number 10 in the Cotswolds
Colin Fewell

Wartime weekend

Numbers were down as expected this weekend - did you see the mud in the field at Toddington? Visitor numbers were about 1560 including pre purchased tickets which was about 20% down on 2013. Even having said that, the event was a tremendous success with loads of congratulatory e mails and cards (see Tripadvisor) and we still made a handsome amount for the railway. So thanks to everyone who braved the conditions - it was worth it!
Colin