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Up Front & Steaming podcast

Jun 15, 2022

In this episode we talk to Ian Crowder a volunteer on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway which offers a leisurely round trip of 28 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through the beautiful Cotswold countryside.  

Ian had a career in public relations and media is now, as you may guess, the press...


May 17, 2022

Former clergyman, Brian Mason talks about what is like to be a booking office clerk, an on-train ticket inspector, a guard, a station master and a station staff assessor/inspector on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway which offers a leisurely round trip of 28 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway...


Apr 6, 2022

There is more to running a railway than driving a train! The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has over 900 volunteers that come together to ensure a fun time for all who travel on the GWSR which offers a leisurely round trip of 28 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through the beautiful Cotswold...


Jan 20, 2022

What is like to drive a steam locomotive and indeed actually own one? I talked with John Cruxon about Foremarke Hall which he restored from a rusty wreck to a fully working steam locomotive. John’s loco now hauls trains on the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway which offers a leisurely round trip of 30 miles...