In pictures: Marling School students ‘dance the night away’ at prom

Time flies by, and it is hard to believe that Gloucester and Cheltenham lost railway stations 50 and 60 years ago, respectively, as part of the rationalization schemes of the time. Where Gloucester was concerned, it was pressure mounted by those in command to rid the city of four level crossings to make life easier for motorists, whereas in Cheltenham, it was the decline of the GWR routes into the town, writes Ian Thomas.