The 2020 Virtual Diesel Gala is slowly taking shape. It is gutting not to be able to do the real, all singing, all dancing gala we would normally do, the Team behind it all have really pulled out all the stops to provide something that will be entertaining and promote what we do in the department.
The first details can now be shared and, this truly is for the Class 37 connoisseur! The Growler Group have donated a piece of preservation (and British Rail) history that will be auctioned off using a well known bidding site - details of which are to be revealed in the next few days. This is your chance to get your hands on a real piece of Class 37, 37215.....a flame cut of the cabside with the loco number on it that was removed when the loco last had heavy restoration work completed in 2004.
The link to the auction will be posted on the GWsR's main Facebook site as well as on the Growler Group sites (both Facebook and Web) and here.
The links to the sites are below:
GWsR Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gloucestershirewarwickshirerailway/
Growler Group Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/165601940289990/
Growler Group Website - http://thegrowlergroup.org.uk/
Other details are still having the finer points put on them but there will be plenty of activities for enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts to have a go at, videos, and photos.
Keep your eyes on the department's Social Media outlets for more details over the coming week.