Railway Headboard Weekend
Celebrating the Named Trains of the Past
Step back in time and relive the golden age of express steam travel at the GWSR Railway Headboard Weekend.
This special event brings together a collection of iconic train headboards that once graced some of the most famous named trains to run on Britain’s railways.— and it's all included in your standard admission, at no extra cost!
Across the weekend, our locomotives will carry a selection of historically significant headboards, including:
Saturday
3850 – The Royal Train headboard. Carried in 1953 on the Royal Train during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. 11:35, 14:25 and 17:15 off Broadway heading south.
6880 'Betton Grange' – The Cornishman BR(W) headboard.
47105 – The Cornishman BR headboard.
Sunday
6880 – The Cheltenham Spa Express headboard.
47105 – The Cornishman BR headboard).
Each headboard represents a legendary service that once thundered along the former Great Western and wider British railway network. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to see these names proudly displayed once more as our steam trains work along the picturesque Cotswold line between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway.
A leaflet with a brief description about each headboard will be handed out to visitors across the railway this weekend.
Join us for a celebration of railway heritage and the famous named trains that made destinations famous on the railway scene.
