Gertrude attended the first ever steam gala at the North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway at Toddington on the 19th & 20th September.

Gertrude with a freight train at Toddington

Gertrude with a freight train at Toddington

Visiting locos are of course the main attraction for any gala and Gertrude was accompanied at Toddington by Statfold (from Hunslet), Taffy (from Alan Keef), as well as the two resident locos (Justine and their Henschel) and resident loco Chakas Kraal on static display. The weekend went very well and we are grateful for the hospitality given by the team at Toddington for Gertrude’s visit.

Gertrude at Toddington, Sept 2009

Gertrude at Toddington, Sept 2009