After hard graft, Queen Mary rides again!
VOLUNTEERS at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway’s Carriage & Wagon Department were delighted to see their hard work pay off when 1936-built SR Queen Mary bogie brake van No. S56305 (pictured) returned to traffic in time for the line’s 40th anniversary Mary brake van rides raised in excess of £1000, providing a welcome boost for the railway. Volunteers at the Winchcombe-based department have now turned their attention to 1939-built GWR Toad brake van No. 17392, which last ran in 2017. gala (see story opposite). It is pictured carrying happy passengers at Gotherington on November 6. As reported in RM October, the van is privately owned by Andrew Goodman who funded all restoration materials. Such was the success of the freight train that the Queen