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      • Stanway House
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      • Autumn Diesel Gala - October 2004
      • GWR Becomes First Responder Unit
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      • GWR's 'Steamiest weekend ever'
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      • Illustrated Talk - ‘Journey Along The GWR’
      • Railway Offers Home to GWR Thoroughbred
      • GWR to host Foremarke Hall
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      • GWR Celebrates Another Top Win (HRA Award)
      • Diesel Driving Experience Courses (1)
      • Festival Race Trains Filling Up Fast
      • Spring Diesel Gala (1)
      • Records tumble at the GWR
      • 2003 Press Releases
      • GWR TRAINS RUNNING DESPITE LANDSLIP
      • U25 go free
      • Kids go free 2008
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      • FEAST FOR DIESEL LOVERS
      • David Shepherd & The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
      • LORD NELSON TOPS BILL AT COTSWOLD FESTIVAL OF STEAM
      • Great year for ticket sales, but investments collapse says GWR
      • PETE WATERMAN LAUNCHES £1m EMERGENCY APPEAL TO REPAIR GLOUCESTERSHIRE RAILWAY EMBANKMENT COLLAPSE
      • THIEVES TARGET £4,000 GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY BENCH CASTINGS FROM CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE STATION
      • RAILWAY’S BAD LUCK TAKES A SERIOUS TURN FOR THE WORSE
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    • Real ale and steam weekend
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    • EXTRA ATTRACTIONS Drive your own train, and Father's Day cream tea special
    • THOMAS and other children's activities
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    • Steam gala May 24th-27th and diesel gala July 26th-28th
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    Latest news

    • 18/05/2013 - Cotswold Steam Celebration Locomotive Allocations Announced
    • 16/05/2013 - Cheltenham College meet Cheltenham
    • 13/05/2013 - Gala Footplate Rides are Selling Fast
    • 12/05/2013 - Cheltenham arrives
    • 04/05/2013 - Lucky April Passenger Feedback Form Prize Draw Winner
    • 03/05/2013 - Rory Bremner's Great British Views' on the GWR
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