previous abandoned attempt to reopen the route in the mid 1980s that used Manpower Services Commission labour to clear some of the line. References Notes Sources External links Early British railway companies Rail transport in Warwickshire History of Warwickshire Rail transport in Gloucestershire History of Gloucestershire Railway companies established in 1821 Railway lines opened in 1826 Railway companies disestablished in 1868 Horse-drawn railways 1826 establishments in England British companies established in 1821