Our trip to the UK - 5 of 6: York, Cheltenham, Castle Combe, Avebury, Stone Henge, Devizes, Bath
This is the fifth part of our UK trip. In this segment of the trip we visited York, Cheltenham, Castle Combe, Avebury, Stone Henge, Devizes and Bath.
Ingworth, Norfolk, UK
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This film shows the village of Ingworth in Norfolk (population 94). It has a wonderful Anglo Saxon church - much bigger than could be possibly needed for such a small population and an ancient mill on the river Bure.
The village's name comes from the old English for Inga's enclosure. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1085 where it, its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed. In the survey Ingworth is recorded by the names of Ingewrda and Inghewurda. The main tenants being the Roger Bigot and Reynald Fitzlvo. The survey also list that there was ½ a mill which means that the mill was on the border of two parishes!
There is wonderful birdsong in this video. It sounds great in stereo!
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UK: Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) DMU departing from Gotherington
UK: At Gotherington station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) a 3-car class 117 DMU is seen departing on the 1305 from Laverton to Cheltenham Race Course. Recorded 29th December 2014.
On 29th & 30th December 2014 the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) held a mixed traffic 'Christmas Cracker' event featuring two steam locos (7820 'Dinmore Manor' and 2807), three diesel locos (D5081 [30th only], D5343 [30th only], 37215 [29th only], 45149 [both days] and 47376 [29th only]) and the line's resident 3-car class 117 DMU.
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWR, GWSR or Gloucs-Warks Steam Railway) is a volunteer-run heritage railway which runs along the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border in the West Midlands, England.
The GWSR has restored and reopened 12 miles (19 km) of line, operating between Cheltenham Racecourse and the site of Laverton Halt. The company is currently raising £1.5 million to extend 3 miles (4.8 km) northwards to Broadway, and will eventually begin working on plans to extend a further 6 miles (9.7 km) to Honeybourne, (where an island platform has since been rebuilt).
The line was originally part of the Great Western Railway's Cheltenham–Stratford-upon-Avon–Birmingham line, known as the Honeybourne Line, built in 1900–1906, and runs through the Cotswold towns of Winchcombe and Bishop's Cleeve. The line was run down over the years and finally closed after a derailment damaged a stretch of track in 1976, with the double track being lifted from 1979.
The preservation group rehabilitated the line, starting steam train operations at Toddington in 1984 over 700 yards of re-laid track. In 1987 the line was restored as far as Winchcombe where the station was reconstructed using the former Monmouth Troy station building. The railway continued to re-lay track west of Winchcombe, through the 693 yard long Greet Tunnel, and past the villages of Gretton, Gotherington and Bishops Cleeve. This culminated in the reopening of the line to Cheltenham Racecourse in 2003, by Princess Anne.
The GWSR runs trains from March to the end of December, with the line closing during January and February for line and locomotive maintenance. The GWSR runs regular train services every weekend and most weekdays during the summer, and some weekends are used to host special events including steam and diesel galas, Day out with Thomas events, race trains and Santa Specials.
The railway operates a wide variety of both steam and heritage diesel locomotives, as well as heritage DMUs. To complement the running stock a collection of over 210 carriages and wagons of various origins has been compiled, many of which are still being restored.
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The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units (DMUs) were built by Pressed Steel from 1959 to 1961. When first introduced, these three-car units were all based with the similar Class 121 single carriage (railcar) units on British Railway's Western Region for suburban work out of London Paddington, as well as South Wales (specifically Cardiff) and Cornwall. The units were largely based at Southall, Cardiff Canton TMD and Plymouth Laira depots. The units remained here for many years working these services.
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.
This line runs for over 14 miles between Cheltenham Race Course and Broadway, with stops at Gotherington, Winchcombe, Hales Abbey and Toddington(which is the headquarters of this railway)where you will find the steam and diesel sheds.
The steam train in this video is 2807 heavy freight loco built in 1905 and was returned to steam in 2010.
The DIESEL 2C36 is a class 117 Railcar built in Scotland between 1959-61. for more info visit gwsr.com
Cotswold Festival Of Steam 2018 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
One of the biggest events for the steam enthusiast is the Cotswold Festival of Steam held annually on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR). This film features action from day 1 Saturday 26th May.
The theme this year was Give My Regards to Broadway celebrating the recent opening of their new Broadway Station and also commemorating the 50th anniversary of the ending of steam on British Railways.
The film begins with 2807 arriving at Cheltenham and then departing from Gotherington where we see a pump trolley in action. In very foggy conditions we see King Edward 6023 and 5197 double heading with 35006 near Gotherington. We then see a number of traction engines at Toddington with the fairground organ before a look at Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway with 1091 built in 1918 in action. As the sun came out the action moves to Broadway with 6430 and a routemaster bus before we see a number of arrivals and departures from Toddington including double header 7820/7903. With the arrival of the sun the crowds descended which led to a few delays to the timetable but credit to all the staff in ensuring the trains and everything else ran smoothly.Then it is back to Cheltenham on board King Edward to see late afternoon departures of 70013 and 7820/6023 and 5197 at Southam Lane Bridge.
It turned out to be a fantastic day full of action with no less than 4 guest locomotives visiting to supplement the 4 home locomotives running. The staff and volunteers at the GWSR must be congratulated for all their efforts in giving us such a memorable day of enjoyment which you can hopefully see from the footage. With so much to see and do I needed more than a day to see everything going on at all the stations.
Guest locomotives in action:-
King class no. 6023 King Edward II
British Railways Britannia class no. 70013 Oliver Cromwell.
United States Army Transportation Corps class 160, no. 5197.
Great Western Railway ‘pannier’ tank locomotive no. 6430
Home locomotives in action:-
Great Western Railway locomotive, no. 2807
Hall class no. 7903 Foremarke Hall
Manor class no. 7820 Dinmore Manor
Southern Railway express locomotive no. 35006 Peninsular & Oriental SN Co;
I hope you enjoy the action which gives a flavour of what was happening . Please feel free to like and comment and subscribe to my channel. Many thanks if you are already a subscriber. Thank you for watching. Check out the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway website for details of a great family day out well worth visiting at
Finally it was a really memorable occasion and for me the star was the American 5197 with her unique whistle which you couldn't help but notice even after she had long passed through. But King Edward and the other guests were all star performers in their own right.
(HD)GWSR 15/10/11
No:7903 'Foremarke Hall' is seen hauling some of its last passenger trains before the expiry of its 10 year boiler ticket at the end of the month. Locations: Foot crossing near Woodmancote and Winchcombe station.
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(HD) SDR Diamond Jubilee Gala 3-5/06.12
Over the Diamond Jubilee weekend the South Devon Railway celebrated 60 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II with an intensive timetable, engineers trains and operating two visiting locomotives - newly overhauled 'small prairie' No:5542 and BR Standard 2MT 2-6-0 No: 78019 along side Buckfastleigh residents diminutive pannier tank No:1369, sole surviving Collet Goods 0-6-0 No:3205 and Class 20 D8110
All locomotives are seen at a variety of locations, including at the SDR's delightful stations and vantage points along the line as well.
We do hope you enjoy these highlights from three action packed days condensed into 11 minutes of High Definition footage.
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UK: Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) steam loco (no.2807) departing from Laverton
UK: At Laverton on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) steam loco no.2807 is seen departing on the 1505 to Cheltenham Race Course. Recorded 29th December 2014.
On 29th & 30th December 2014 the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) held a mixed traffic 'Christmas Cracker' event featuring two steam locos (7820 'Dinmore Manor' and 2807), three diesel locos (D5081 [30th only], D5343 [30th only], 37215 [29th only], 45149 [both days] and 47376 [29th only]) and the line's resident 3-car class 117 DMU.
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWR, GWSR or Gloucs-Warks Steam Railway) is a volunteer-run heritage railway which runs along the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border in the West Midlands, England.
The GWSR has restored and reopened 12 miles (19 km) of line, operating between Cheltenham Racecourse and the site of Laverton Halt. The company is currently raising £1.5 million to extend 3 miles (4.8 km) northwards to Broadway, and will eventually begin working on plans to extend a further 6 miles (9.7 km) to Honeybourne, (where an island platform has since been rebuilt).
The line was originally part of the Great Western Railway's Cheltenham–Stratford-upon-Avon–Birmingham line, known as the Honeybourne Line, built in 1900–1906, and runs through the Cotswold towns of Winchcombe and Bishop's Cleeve. The line was run down over the years and finally closed after a derailment damaged a stretch of track in 1976, with the double track being lifted from 1979.
The preservation group rehabilitated the line, starting steam train operations at Toddington in 1984 over 700 yards of re-laid track. In 1987 the line was restored as far as Winchcombe where the station was reconstructed using the former Monmouth Troy station building. The railway continued to re-lay track west of Winchcombe, through the 693 yard long Greet Tunnel, and past the villages of Gretton, Gotherington and Bishops Cleeve. This culminated in the reopening of the line to Cheltenham Racecourse in 2003, by Princess Anne.
The GWSR runs trains from March to the end of December, with the line closing during January and February for line and locomotive maintenance. The GWSR runs regular train services every weekend and most weekdays during the summer, and some weekends are used to host special events including steam and diesel galas, Day out with Thomas events, race trains and Santa Specials.
The railway operates a wide variety of both steam and heritage diesel locomotives, as well as heritage DMUs. To complement the running stock a collection of over 210 carriages and wagons of various origins has been compiled, many of which are still being restored.
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Steam locomotive No.2807 is one of the survivors of the Great Western Railway's 2800 Class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives, also known as the 28XX class.
No. 2807 is;
- the oldest survivor of the class
- the oldest survivor of G.J. Churchward's standard locomotives
- the oldest locomotive built by the Great Western Railway
- the oldest locomotive saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry, Wales.
No. 2807 was completed in October 1905 and not withdrawn until March 1963. No. 2807 arrived at Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales during November 1963.
Over 17 years later in 1981 she was saved and moved to Toddington railway station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. She was restored to steam in 2010.
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GWR COTSWOLD FESTIVAL OF STEAM 2014 DAY 1, WINCHCOMBE, 24/05/14
GWR COTSWOLD FESTIVAL OF STEAM DAY 1
WINCHCOMBE, 24/05/14
OFFICIAL VOLUNTEER VIDEO
Today I was based at Winchcombe, and I managed to get all the loco's on film pulling the various passenger and freight services during the day.
The loco's running during the gala :
RESIDENT Ex LMS 84 8274 (Re-numbered 48274 for the gala)
RESIDENT Manor Class 7820 Dinmore Manor
RESIDENT Small Prairie 5542
RESIDENT 4200 Class 4270 (Debut run today)
VISITOR GWR 2884 class 2-8-0 no 3850
VISITOR British Railways (W) 0-6-0PT no 1501
VISITOR Ex-LMS 'Black Five' - class 5MT 4-6-0 no. 45379
The day didn't start too promisingly as the weather was very wet and damp and didn't look like it was going to improve, but thankfully as the day went on it did improve to the point where the sun did eventually come out for a spell!
Later in the day though it did become outcast and the heaven's opened once again, but that didn't stop people coming out to enjoy the occasion.
We have to thank the following railway's for allowing us the use of their locomotives for this event:
West Somerset Railway
Severn Valley Railway
Mid-Hants Railway
There are even guest appearances by Mr Ray O'Hara on the 8F freight train, and even James Cleevely gets in on the act on the freight train too!
Hope you enjoy what you see.
24081..Swanage Diesel Gala 9-11 May 2014
Class 24 No 24081 was at the Swanage Diesel Gala held on 9-11 May 2014. The loco is seen at various locations along the line and some on board footage.