Heritage Railway

Half a century of the Battlefield Line

THE Battlefield Line celebrated its 50th anniversary in style on October 18-20 with a gala weekend offering an exciting line-up of Western Region steam traction.

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway-based WR Manor class 4-6-0 No. 7820 joined South Devon Railway (SDR)-based GWR prairie 2-6-2T No. 5542, which has been on hire

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