Steam Railway Journey - GWSR Cheltenham to Broadway
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2023
- After years of wanting to experience this train journey, we FINALLY spent the day riding the heritage Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway to enjoy a vintage steam railway ride from Cheltenham to Broadway. We took this trip with Ian’s family and thoroughly enjoyed the train, the well-kept stations, the amazing railway staff, and the VIEWS along the way!
I hope you enjoy this steam railway adventure and SUBSCRIBE to come along with us on other travels around Britain, life at home in Cheltenham, and loads of other British fun! Cheers! XX Dara
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Love the video - glad you enjoyed the day - Porter Alan!
Thanks very much, Alan! You were such a good sport to let me film you for the intro and pose for a photo as well. Were you surprised to see yourself on the thumbnail photo?
The GWR heritage line looks spectacular. Another picturesque heritage line is the Severn Valley Railway between Bridgenorth and Bewdley.
It appears you held this journey in high esteem!
Esteeeeeam! Haha yes!
I love heritage trains, steam trains in particular. It's wonderful how organisations have come together to restore and run these rail lines for people to enjoy. The stations along the route were so lovely, again showing the love and care people have for these old buildings.
I agree, the restoration of those stations was superb!!
Again, when I was a small boy, steam trains were every day. It was the new diesel engines I looked for. Dad was working in Swindon for GWR as a timber porter, when he met and married mum, and all my siblings were all born there. They never moved to London until after WW2, so we went to Swindon quite often by train and it was always the diesels I looked for. Thanks for letting me ramble on Dara. :-)
That is so cool that your dad worked for the GWR! Fun to hear your memories!
Ian and his dad are so happy to be on the train!
It was the perfect family activity for us that day! Ian had not spent time with his dad in England for 20 years! Even though his dad is English, we just hadn't been together in Britain, so that was fun.
@@MagentaOtterTravels so cool!
The UK has over 150 heritage railway lines with large varieties of heritage steam and diesel locomotives, along with the National Railway Museum in York. There's also plenty of steam train tours taking place on the national rail network each year as well. Many heritage railways also provide riding in the cab and learning to drive the steam train experiences.
Thanks for that additional information! Good to know. Sounds like some fun opportunities!👍
That looks like such a great day out! I love a steam train ride! Lovely loo too!
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was amazing. Since doing my channel I am finding out more and more things that he was responsible for designing. Brilliant video Dara!
That WAS a memorable loo for sure! haha
Brunel really made his mark! And to think he created the GWR when he was only 30!! Amazing.
Travelled this railway. Beautiful.
Yes it's lovely! 💖
Hello Dara & Ian. Before the railways were nationalised in 1947 one of the largest was the Great Western Railway, the GWR. It covered South Wales, the West Country as far as Penzance and had some lines into the Midlands. All the Railways had their own colours. The GWR was cream & chocolate, that’s why they are the predominant colours where you are. The connecting line from South Wales is through a tunnel under the River Severn, it’s about 4 ¼ miles long and was finished in 1886. The railway used to run up to Gloucester, then head west to Bristol. The GWR earned the nickname the Great Way Round. A bridge was built but it was a slow process crossing the river. In 1886 the tunnel was built and is still in high usage today. High Speed trains from Cardiff to Paddington have now being converted to electric from the old HS 125 diesel trains, the 125 refers to the maximum speed. London to Cardiff takes 2 hours.
The GWR was the proudest rail company. It had a good reputation for treating it’s staff and training them. It had such a reputation for it’s service and facilities it earned another nickname GWR standing for God’s Wonderful Railway. Some of the lines today are very beautiful. I’ve been from my local station in Pontyclun to Cheltenham several times. The stretch along the River Severn to Chepstow is a very scenic ride. The line from Teignmouth to Penzance follows the coast. At Dawlish several years ago the line and the concrete embankments were washed away so isolating Cornwall.
There are great Heritage Railways in the UK. One not to far from Cheltenham is the Severn Railway and runs from Kidderminster to Bridgenorth. The line is a very scenic line with many GWR locomotives and stations. I’ve been here several times and I would recommend it.
In Swindon there is a great GWR museum. Swindon has the engineering centre for the GWR, they made their locomotives there. About 30 years ago a social club from work took us there, steam was gone but we did see the works and had a great tour. Swindon Works made Swindon, before the railways came Swindon was just a small village.
Old railway posters, original, are worth a fortune. All the railways published a good range of posters for both tourists and to generate trade.
Wow, London to Cardiff in two hours?! That is awesome!
We have been to Bridgenorth ... lovely cliff railway there! Thanks so much for all the great info in your comment. I appreciate it! Cheers, Dara
Some lovely drone work from Ian. This was an amazingly preserved choo choo train with some really gorgeous scenery. I love that you able to snag a couple of interviews. No dogs in first class except for the dog in first class. 🤣 Gotta love a good ploughman's lunch but it is never too early or too cold for ice cream. 😁
My favourite train journey? The first time on the Eurostar in Italy was excellent. The Shinkansen, bullet train, in Japan is superb for an amazing high speed experience. For slow travel, the Inca Express across the Andean Alto Plano in Peru was an unforgettable adventure. I actually have some footage of that. Shot on state of the art year 2000 analog video tape 😂 ruclips.net/video/hMsqG2AnjTo/видео.htmlsi=RSWxWHqBsN3ykwsb&t=1085
I'm so glad Ian did the drone photography... he got some great footage of the race track, Stanway village, and most of all the train viaduct bridge!!
You have been on some amazing train journeys! Once I rescued your comment from the "held for review" folder, I checked out the Peru video... that camcorder footage is definitely a blast from the past! How lovely that RUclips lets us preserve these treasures for our friends and family to watch for years to come! Cheers, Shane!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Sorry about the held for review. It was probably the link.
Yep, half the reason I post videos is for the family. It is like a 21st century version of an old fashioned slide show 😂
@@ShaneNixonFamily haha that's right! And definitely it was the link 😉
Clovelly! What a fun train trip!
Thanks, it was a great day! 🚂
Very enjoyable. I particularly liked the decorative rug in the First Class section, which on a casual glance could almost have been mistaken for a dog! ;-)
Yes, wasn't that funny? But we know it was not a dog because no dogs are allowed 😉
Thank you for showcasing our beautiful countryside. You should be paid by the Visit English Tourist Board for the promotion you give.
Awww thanks so much! I guess now you have seen the delicious Ploughman's lunch we had in Broadway! Lol
Quick factoid, the 'stem engie' on the railway is more properly called a Steam locomotive, a steam engine is usually stationary and used for work in factories, pumping stations etc.
Ah, thanks for correcting me. I get lots of things wrong... like calling a "railway station" a "train station" haha
God we've got some amazing sights in this country, sometimes I forget how beautiful it is,
Great video Dara. Thanks for taking us along on your journey,
Great video stay safe 👍
Wonderful area, super railway and perfect video!
Aw, thanks so much! It really was a very fun day. Great activity for people of all ages!💖
I'm glad you enjoyed the railway posters at Broadway. We went to a lot of trouble to make the station look like in the days that it was built - 1904. Three of the 4 posters on the end are of that era. The others are actually of the 1930s, including the one for Stratford races, which had a stop further along our line and seemed a very suitable choice. The frames are copies of originals, with replica cast letters GWR at the top.
Thank you for you very complimentary vlog about us!
Thank YOU for all your work in preserving this delightful slice of British history! It's a treasure! Cheers! XX Dara
Heritage railways are so varied and wide so it's easy to find one fairly local . But i have to say " The. Northern Belle " for sheer luxury cannot be beaten . The poster for Devon is " Clovelly " where some of my wife's relatives live .
How fun that you have relatives in Clovelly! Fun place to visit! I wonder if they have cats? We certainly saw a lot when we were there...
Thanks for spelling FAVOURITE correctly
Most of the time I try to spell the British way... especially in videos that are filmed in Britain ;-)
That was lovely ! I grew up in Gotherington & lived in Winchcombe . My dear late mother volunteered in the shop at Toddington for many years . I am still a shareholder of the GWSR but live now in Perth , Western Australia.
What a great legacy! You grew up in a beautiful area! Bless your mother for volunteering 💖. If you are new to my channel, welcome to the magenta otter tribe! I am always thrilled to get a new subscriber from down under 😉
Lovely train journey, Dara and Ian. Love the steam engine locomotives! Enjoyed seeing the quaint stations and loved seeing the Rail Posters! Original ones can bring high dollar. Our Euro's and pounds. Lovely photo's of Ian's parents and Weston. Broadway is a beautiful town. Great train exhibit. Lucky you were there when you were. Thanks so much for taking us along!
Thanks for coming along, Dave. It really was a special day. Even though Ian's dad is originally from England, Ian has not spent time in England with his father and stepmom back in England for about 20 years... so it was a wonderful visit, and this train day was the perfect activity! I'm thankful to have this video to preserve the memory. I know you understand that! ;-)
What a fun fun day & video! Great job Dara! ~🌺
Thanks for watching, Cara. It was a special day with Ian's family. I'm glad to have this video to remember it. Even though it was a BEAR to edit! Glad it's over ;-) You know how that is! haha
i never knew this existed, it is now on my bucket list so thank you
Oh yes, I highly recommend! It's a great day out.
It certainly is a great day out. I joined the GWSR in 1977, when I was much younger and British Rail had only recently closed it. We hoped to keep the whole line from Stratford upon Avon to Cheltenham open but it was not to be. In the end, the Railway purchased 18 miles of line, from Broadway to just south of Cheltenham Race Course. One of the best things I've ever contributed to! I'm a member of a group which owns GWR steam locomotive No 2807, built in October 1905 and just finishing its second overhaul. We hope to be running it on the Santa Specials in 2023. Winchcombe and Broadway stations had been demolished and all the track removed. Winchcombe Station was replaced brick by brick by a station recovered from Monmouth in South Wales and Broadway Station was built completely from new, as was the signal box. Toddington Station is original. My parents moved from Naunton To Broadway in the late 190s but Broadway Station didn't reopen until 2018. The GWSR is the ONLY way to see the Cotswold Hills and, in the distance, the Malverns!@@MagentaOtterTravels
@@user-bd4gt4qx9s thank you so much for your comment! That is so interesting to hear the background. And I am so impressed that you worked on the GWSR and contributed to it!! Good for you! By the way, I love Naunton. 💖 I did a video on it a while back if you are interested in checking it out 😉.
Cheers! Dara
Yes indeed, I commented on it! It's a lovely place.@@MagentaOtterTravels
@@user-bd4gt4qx9s cheers got that! 💖
I did this journey with my late husband on his 70th birthday five years ago. Your video brought back some lovely memories. Thank you.
Oh, bless you! So sorry for your loss. I hope there is some comfort in happy memories.💖
Thanks so much for leaving your lovely comment. That was very kind of you! 🤗 Cheers! Dara
I'm going on the Polar Express later this year in Devon 🚂 , the one at Buckfastleigh 🦦
That is super fun! I hope you get hot cocoa for the ride! I have passed through that station but never stop because I'm always too distracted by the otters... haha
These are great to go to. Worth a visit to a heritage railway when they do a wartime (WWII) commemorative weekend. Everyone dresses up and WWII vehicles are there. I remember as a child travelling to London on a mainline by steam train before they became diesel The most memorable thing is the smell of loco smoke coming in the small slide windows of the carriage. That made me start working for British Railways on leaving school.
How wonderful to hear that you worked for British Railways! Where in Britain did you work?
In the 1983 Stop - Frame Animation Production of The Wind in the Willows. Is a GWR.
Dark Green & Four Wheeled Tank Engines.
Trains chase.
A Cosgrove Hall Studios Production.
What a lovely, nostalgic journey. Great interviews with the station staff too! I love riding on a steam train and really enjoyed this video - thank you! ❤🚂
Thanks very much, Julie! You have outdone yourself watching Dara videos today!!! XX
I am so glad that I watched this video as I am off to visit the GWSR again soon; I didn't know about the temporary museum at Broadway! I will definitely be heading there. Thank you!
Brilliant video Dara and excellently edited.
Gotherington Halt is my favourite station on the line - it is usually quiet there because it involves quite a hike to get there - which is great! Good spot for filming trains from.
Excellent!
Take care,
Paul
You are a PRO! Glad that I tipped you off to the steam train exhibit in time for you to see it! Cheers for watching! Dara
7:42 Dogs aren’t allowed in first class… Then proceeds to show video of dogs in first class. Lol.
Overall looks like great journey.
Hey! That man cave wasn’t there last time I was there.
Yes, I caught that in the final edit! Not only is there a dog in first class, but the lady sitting across the aisle from the dog kept looking at the dog and then looking up at me and then back at the dog and then back at me as if I was going to Film a record of this crime! 😂
@@MagentaOtterTravels I'm sure it was a service animal. I really must take that train. Thanks again for your efforts.
@@NewCastleIndiana I think we should just assume it's a service animal 😉. I highly recommend you try out this train trip! And also have a stop in the "man cave" next time you are in Broadway.
Oh my goodness that ploughman's of Ian's looked mouth watering. I loved the look of that big scotch egg and the thick ham. I've never done this journey although I've of course known of the line, you've made me determined to do it next summer now. America has a storied railway history too, is there such a thing as this type of heritage steam railway there? It'd be a great experience to reenact the 1870s with a steam train ride across the prairies!
You really must do this train trip, Gary! And I HIGHLY recommend Broadway Deli next time you're in Broadway. We have loved every thing we have ordered there. Of course the CHEESE souffle is a favourite of mine ;-)
The history of the railway is fascinating in the US. But sadly there are very few tracks that people still travel. I've not seen many steam trains here... I'm sure there are short touristy ones.
I have a Hardback Book called The Railway Policeman.
The Story of the Constable on the Track.
By J. R. WHITBREAD.
Lovely video. 7820 Dinmore Manor was built in the Great Western Works in Swindon (my home town). When I was a kid they gave free tours of the works on a Tuesday afternoon. Sadly, it is now a shopping mall 🙁
How fun that you got to see the Dinmore Manor! We have been to Swindon a few times. We have a good friend who lives there and also Ian's Aunt ;-)
How cool is that. The train reminds me of the train from Harry Potter. Wow. 👍👍👍
The real Harry Potter train experience is filming the steam train that goes over the Glennfinnan bridge in Scotland. But that is very far away and a huge hassle to do... so I'm glad that Ian was able to do some drone footage of our own little steam train going over our own little local viaduct 😉
British Steam Rail.
👑🇬🇧🛤️🚂🚃🚞
If you haven't seen it, a trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Pickering to Whitby is great. Was 18 miles, but now around 23.
Oh that does sound like a lovely trip to take! Cheers! Dara
The model railway reminded me, again, when I was a small boy and dad would take me every Christmas to Gamages, a department store in Holborn. which had a whole floor given over to a model railway. Also, I knew I was going to get my Christmas present. Part 2
Nice! That's awesome! The closest I got was buying a Thomas the Tank Engine train set for my sons when they were young... 🚂
What a great family day out! Thanks for weaving such a warm story around your train trip. It certainly is an unforgettable experience, and well worth doing. (We made the journey many years ago before Broadway station had been renovated and opened, and had lunch at the cafe just outside Toddington station.) Yes, there are indeed many, many heritage lines across the country - some well-developed like the GWR, and others in their infancy. One such infant railway is Britain's most southerly heritage line: the Helston Railway. That was our favourite this year!
I have only been on a couple so far, but I would like to ride more steam railways around the country. Thanks for your comment, Richard!
Loved this so much The station guys were really cool. And it was so good to travel in the train with you guys. Love the drone footage from Ian.
Didn’t know this line existed! I reckon most young boys wanted to be a train driver back in the day. So those guys getting to live the dream!!
I agree with Ian. I reckon that picture is Clovelly.
What a great route that is. And so love the engines. Fantastic!!
Not sure about the best train ride. Probably my first one to London from Brighton as a kid. But watching the Harry Potter train on the Glenfinnan viaduct was just brilliant.
Perfect vid Dara. 👍👍👍👏👏👏
That is a special treat to see the HP train over Glenfinnan... good for you!
Yes, the staff on this GWSR line are all so enthusiastic and friendly and wonderful. Bless them!
Thanks for watching, Dave. All the best to you and Sue! XX
@@MagentaOtterTravels you too guys 👍👍👍
The magenta flowers are Foxgloves.
Silly me! I know foxgloves, but the name just escaped me when filming. Doing constant off-the-cuff narration often makes my mind go blank! haha... Thanks for the reminder! Dara
THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN, Dara. Having never been on a train ride - that I can remember - experiencing the wonderful bucolic countryside made it a special treat! Thank you!
Wait, you've never been on ANY train ride? Or just a steam train? Remind me, do you live in Minnesota?
@@MagentaOtterTravels Not on ANY.
@@elizabetherwin1315 whoah! How very American 🇺🇸🤣
My favourite train journey was from Warsaw (Poland) to Kanas (Lithuania) which was like going back in time perhaps to 1940s, it was a long featureless journey. We'd boarded the train early morning straight from a night club (so no sleep), we didn't understand there were no amenities on the train (a gentlemen passenger phoned his wife, and asked her to bring water for us when we arrived at his stop...that was a god send). As we crossed the boarder, it was like arriving during wartime, we pulled up in a forest at the boarder where our papers were checked by stern border guards in very old soviet era uniforms. Our full trip was from Krakow to Riga (via Warsaw and Kansas). A wonderful overall adventure...And it was February minus 17 (it didn't get above minus 10 on the trip).
Wow, that sounds like an amazing journey! Like time travel! But obviously it was VERY memorable ;-) Thanks for your comment!
AT 9:38 (More Cows) note the field, itmis an ancient ridge and furrow field which was an attempt in the past to increase teh area of a piece of land. It is unusual to see one in such pristine conditio0n, obviously has not been ploughed for a very long time. You will also see an occasionaly field with much wider and shallower 'humps' that would be a strip farm where a peasant (from the French Paysanne - a country or farm worker) would work one strip and another peasant worked a diffeent one all for personal use.
That is so interesting! Thanks for the comment. I don't know much about ancient farming methods, so that was lost on me!
Wow so beautiful lovely place
It really was a beautiful trip!
No mention of the tunnel !!!! It’s the second longest tunnel on a preserved railway in the uk. And it’s unusual as it’s on a curve . And it’s haunted too !!! But no mention 😢 . Apart from that it’s a great video ❤
Wait a minute, I don't even remember the tunnel! I guess I thought it was just a place that was too dark to film 🤣... sorry to miss mentioning such an important detail!
Clovelly, Pickering to Grosmount North Yorkshire ( Heartbeat country) York railway museum is well worth a look when your up that way
I've not heard of "heartbeat country" but that sounds like a lovely train trip... would like to try it some day!
@@MagentaOtterTravels It was named that because of a successful TV series called Heartbeat set in the sixties, same as Herriot country the other side of the A1 in the Dale's.
@@lesbrewster2375 I'm a HUGE "All Creatures" fan... must make a pilgrimage to Grassington! 💖
I cannot believe at 9.30 minutes you passed a Ridge and Furrow field filled with cows and calves, very rare to see such an old way farmers in the medieval era how they used open field farming and still prominent to see, I'm luckily enough to l live in an area that has Neolithic, Roman and Anglo Saxon history.. love the videos..
Wow! I am impressed that you noticed and appreciate you sharing what it was that I passed by without noticing! Thanks so much for watching, and your support! Cheers! Dara
Fascinating how you can still see evidence of the medieval ridge and furrow cultivation method.
@@Nick_r it really is amazing! I love how history is all around us, even in fields and agricultural artifacts 🙌
There are a lot of ridge and furrow field beside the line.
Amazing views
🚂 Most exciting! Where to start? Spotted a red *Tri-ang Dock shunter from 1963 on the model railway.
Lovely Mk1 coaches with seats so much more comfortable than the modern park benches. 😝
Those lanterns have special meanings. A single white light at the top of the smokebox denote an ordinary passenger train. The read light at the back tells the signalman or other railway worker that the train is complete. If they don't see it then they'll know some coaches have broken away.
Experienced locomen would play tricks on boys just starting the job by sending them to the stores to fetch some red oil for the lamps. 😂
Love vintage railway posters. You can buy full sized reprints or postcards of them.
I haven't found out where the Devon for Sunshine location is (yet) but the artist is Stafford Ives Veale 1890-1961. Marine and poster artist born in Leeds, died in Chelmsford, Essex.
The track gauge on the railway Isambard Kingdom Brunel built was seven feet. Stephenson's standard gauge is four foot eight and a half inches. So of course Geordie Stephenson's won the Battle of the Gauges in 1846 and all of Brunel's broad gauge was ripped up and replaced by the proper gauge. 😂
*The firm Tri-ang was started by the three Lines brothers and three lines joined together make a triangle. 😁😁
I don't think the poster is of Clovelly as the harbour wall turns the wrong way.
Thanks for all the train trivia, my friend! I'm glad to have finally published this video, even though it was one of the worst ones I've had to edit in a while. Just awful! I hate when the video files all import into the editor in a jumble and I have to spend hours reordering them into a sequence that makes some sense!
Fun fact: note that in the First Class coach where no dogs are allowed... there is a dog on the floor! And a woman across the aisle eyeing me very suspiciously and looking at the dog! haha
@@MagentaOtterTravels Could have been worse. You could have pressed delete by mistake like I did recently. Luckily I eventually found them in the bin, but the folders was a mess. 😝
You should have said to the woman 'Smile. You're on Candid Camera'. 😂
@@Poliss95 lol 😂
What a great video. Brought back so many memories. As the train passed through Gotherington, there was an old enameled advert for Camp Coffee, which we used to have when I was a small boy. It was a liquid coffee and chicory extract, before instant coffee, I think. It's still available today, which surprised me. Many bakers use it for coffee flavour. Part 1
That's interesting! You know I am a food nerd, so I love hearing that stuff! This summer I had the most delicious herbal tea I've ever had... it was Rooibos Tiramisu flavour. I don't drink coffee or regular tea, but I do love a cup of herbal tea or hot cocoa! When I looked at buying some of that rooibos tiramisu tea online, I noticed that one brand used chicory as an ingredient, I assume to give it the coffee flavour that's in tiramisu...
No ice creams before 10AM, classic rule! Lovely magenta flowers and helpful railway chap! So much cool stuff at the stations. I did like looking at model railways through toy shop windows when growing up. Very cool. Stanway Viaduct, a worthy cause, great footage Ian! The Station Master was a lovely happy chap! Cold days in June, whatever next? A bath tub full of plants? Thats the kind of thing you find in a crazy persons house! Some great articles in the museum, love the old posters, could happily collect them! Nice first class return ❤
Even on a cold day in June... Nick is wearing shorts 🩳🤣
Even on a cold day in June... Nick is wearing shorts 🩳🤣
@@MagentaOtterTravels that is very true. Same can often be said January to February too! Its a competition i have with the window cleaners and postmen. I always win..
Then do collect the posters. The National Railway Museum has just about every poster ever produced by the various companies and they sell them. I think they are quite expensive!
Thanks so much for posting this Dara. I recall travelling from Manchester’s Exchange Station to Blackpool for a day at the seaside in the mid 1960s. There was always a certain atmosphere of travelling by rail, despite the smoky conditions. Best wishes.
Rail travel can be so delightful, especially when the scenery is pleasant. Certainly the Cotswold hills along this path are gorgeous. And I love the coastal railways as well. Looking forward to more train trips in the future! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers! Dara
I remember going on one of these steam trains with a girlfriend from Huddersfield in the early1980`s. I`m sure it went through Haworth ( Bronte Sisters `territory ), North Yorkshire - and may have been just a `theme ride` taking us back to where we started. During that trip we went through a tunnel and through the smoke pouring in a man roared out - in his broad Yorkshire accent - "Some buggers` forgotten to shut the bloody windows, haven`t they ?" I suppose we could all have been guilty in that.
Hindsight is to be seen well.
Thanks for sharing your train memories. It's fun to know that there are so many of these steam railways around the country... would love to ride one through Yorkshire! Hoping to get back to the Dales next summer... already planning ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels That`s a swift reply. I`m not half way through watching your enchanting video. You produce such soothing themes upon your sojourns.
@@dogwithwigwamz.7320 awww bless you! 🙏
We love a steam train ride, but we’ve only done one! So our fav is the welsh highland railway. This one looked so good too. Lovely drone shots of the viaduct. Great lunch! It’s so great that so many steam train routes have been restored. Wrexham on a poster!! That’s near us! What a great day out 🍻
Go Wrexham!! I think I recall your vlog of the Welsh Highland Railway, and it was grand! Would love to do that one someday ;-) Cheers for watching! XX Dara
We love trains! All trains should pass magenta flowers though. Great interviews with the staff.
You have done some great train videos! And of course I agree about the magenta flowers ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels thank you! 🚆
That was a very enjoyable film! I've been on the GWSR a couple of times and it is actually my nearest railway - can occasionally hear the engine's whistle from here. The GWSR do apparently own the trackbed as far as Pittville Park, so that bit of sometimes overgrown pathway could yet see trains again.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! It's fun to hear that you've also ridden this train and it's near to you. I love hearing the train whistle ;-)
That is very interesting about Pittville Park!! Cheers! Dara
Yey, Fresh, you've got it😂
You may hear that again in an upcoming video 😉
A most enjoyable video Dara. Very interesting.
Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Went on it back in September 2019. But didn't get off until Broadway. Plus we would have had a minibus pick us up at the other end after exploring Broadway. Plus started the day in Cheltenham Spa.
Glad you had the chance to experience this lovely train ride! Thanks for watching. Dara
Great way to spend the day.
It was the perfect way to spend the day with Ian's parents... who we had not spent time with in Britain for about 20 years!
Just to be pedantic, British Railways steam hauled trains did not finally end until 1989 when the Vale of Rheidol line was privatised.
Ahhh that's not the story they were telling in the museum! But I enjoy being pedantic from time to time 😉
@@MagentaOtterTravels .
It is somewhat obscure. If you are ever in Mid-Wales, it is worth a look, as is Devil's Bridge and the Falls at the end of the line.
It was originally constructed to serve lead mines, but while that industry rapidly declined, tourist traffic grew right from its opening in 1902.
I have a Hardback DORLING KINDERSLEY DK EYEWITNESS GUIDES Book of TRAIN.
Discover the story of railways - from the days of steam to the high - speed, sophisticated trains of today.
In association with THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM.
Great pitch to the end cards!
Haha, thanks! One day I need to check and see if anyone clicks on my end cards...
@@MagentaOtterTravels check tomorrow lol
Very enjoyable video - we used to go to Toddingdon just for the Whistle Stop Cafe which was run by volunteers & to watch the trains. There was a very nice small garden centre there too.(Gone now) It is a lovely amenity! I think they would like to eventually reach Stratford on Avon. Thanks for the video and have a safe journey back to Texas.
Thank you so much! It's been really fun to hear from people who live along this railway line and have memories of visiting the various stations. It really is a treasure! 💖
Going all the way to Stratford would be nice! Cheers for your comment! Dara
The Cambrian Coast Line between Pwllheli in north Wales and Machynlleth in mid Wales is absolutely spectacular on a sunny day. You can connect on to it from the delightful town of Shrewsbury.
That does sound fabulous!! I'd love to see that! Now, the only trouble is finding a sunny day in Wales🤣❤️🏴
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I was once on the train at Dovey Junction, not far from Machynlleth, when it waited for a few minutes so some passengers could take photos of the sunset across the Dovey estuary.
@@grahvis that's a sweet story!
Dara-I think this was one of my favorite videos. Also, I went back and watched your initial video explaining Magenta Otter Travels. This was a great piece. I think it would be neat if you could somehow use a summary/blurb taken from that particular video and use as an intro to all episodes...like an intro. Just a thought. 😀Anywho...great episode.
Tanya, thanks so much for your kind words. When a video is particularly horrid to edit (as this one was), it is very appreciated when people say it's enjoyable!!
I'm glad you like my intro video! I made it just under 3 minutes so that I can use it as a "trailer/intro" when I do a premiere. I haven't done one in a while, but when I'm back in Texas I'll start doing that a bit more often. I was just too busy and never home this summer!!
It really was one of your best and I have high standards. 😁@@MagentaOtterTravels
@@tanyaansley3992 Awwww, you are very kind!
Try the severn valley railway and drive Wye valley for beauty
Oh yes I love the Wye valley! Did you see my recent Hay video?
Excellent Vid' as always. Thanks!
Thanks so much, John!
Hi dara great video would you believe I’ve never been on that train and I just live up the road from the race course not been to the races nothing but a pain when you try to get home from work in march when it’s the gold cup sorry rambling on abit lol have a safe journey home
Glad to report we are safely back in our Texas house. Skip the races, but definitely GO on the steal railway. It's fun and beautiful 👍
Was it a picture of Weston meeting his wife to be? (you never know), perhaps he meets someone special by the coast.
We are still waiting for Weston to meet his special someone 💖
Where is Thomas the Tank Engine?
Sadly, I didn't see Thomas... just the Dinmore. ;-)
How long does it take to go from Winchcombe to Broadway and back via the train?
It's about 40 minutes one way... but it depends on the day and the train. Click here to review timetables: www.gwsr.com/your-visit/timetables
Railway station.
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you didn't sput the wesh mountains
I should have pointed out the Welsh mountains! ❤️🏴
“Beware viewers: we are in the presence of dangerous magenta maniacs. You have been warned.
Indeed!🤣💖🙈
You are more English then American !
Haha sometimes! 🤣
@@MagentaOtterTravels you are considered British, you just need to change your accent 😉