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Report released into Gloucestershire heritage railway collision

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November 28, 2025
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The RAIB has released a Safety Digest into a collision of a train with a footbridge on the Dean Forest Railway on 14 August.

Gloucestershire railway work delayed for second time

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October 6, 2025
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Network Rail has announced that the work in Gloucester has been delayed for a second time. The station has been closed since the 27th September…

Gloucestershire railway line to remain closed as upgrade work extended

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October 4, 2025
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The railway line through Gloucester will remain closed on Monday, 6th October, as essential upgrade work has taken longer to complete than planned. The line…

Severe disruption for Gloucester train services for nine days

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September 23, 2025
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Train services through Gloucester will be severely disrupted from 27th September until 5th October, because of upgrading the Gloucester signal box.

Severe disruption for Gloucester train services for nine days

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September 23, 2025
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Train services through Gloucester will be severely disrupted from 27th September until 5th October, because of upgrading the Gloucester signal box.

RAIB release update after train collision with footbridge at Gloucestershire railway

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September 2, 2025
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RAIB have undertaken a preliminary examination into a footbridge collapse at a Gloucestershire Heritage Railway

Three week closure for line between Gloucester and South Wales

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July 8, 2025
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Train services between Gloucester and South Wales will be disrupted for three weeks from 27th July, while engineers work to prevent landslips.

Regular train service resumes between Gloucester and Chepstow after Severn Estuary work

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May 18, 2025
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Trains between Gloucester and Chepstow returned to their usual schedule this morning (Saturday 17 May) after Network Rail completed five days of improvement and upgrade work.

Weekend disruptions to Gloucestershire train services in May

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April 24, 2025
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Engineering work will severely disrupt train services in the Gloucester and Cheltenham during the early spring bank holiday and the following weekends.

May rail tours have a “Star Wars” theme

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April 11, 2024
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Branch Line Society adopts Star Wars theme for rail tours.