The best Cotswolds Christmas present of all!
THESE beautiful pictures recall the first Christmas that would-be revivalists had access to the by-then largely-lifted GWR Stratford-upon-Avon to Cheltenham main line.
I recall the closure of the route by BR in 1976, and subsequent reports which raised hopes that it could be saved. Rumours abounded that it could be reopened to passengers or even be rebuilt as a route for High Speed Trains.
However, my hopes on this
