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    Soaraway Broadway success makes Glos Warks best in Britain

    Feb 12, 2019 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones
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    REMARKABLE figures which showed that passenger numbers on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway rose by 42.5% in the wake of the Good Friday opening of the northern extension to Broadway have brought the coveted Heritage Railway Association’s Annual Award (Large Groups) 2019 to the Cotswold Line.

    The figures rose from 101,000 in 2017 to more than 144,000 last year, making it the line’s best season, with booking office ticket sales rising by 49%.

    Commercial director Colin Fewell said:“This success is astonishing and it

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