SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY

SPRING STEAM GALA 2024

14th April 2024

Great Western Railway Pannier Tank 0-6-0T 1369, from the South Devon Railway, was a last minute visiting locomotive joining the line up of visiting locomotives, alongside the Bluebell Railway's LBSCR Terrier 72 Fenchurch and NYMR based Lambton Tank 29.

The visitors were joined by a home fleet which included freshly repainted Stanier Mogul 13268 in LMS lined black livery and bearing its original number, he SVR’s flagship locomotive GWR 4-6-0 4930 Hagley Hall and GWR 4-6-0 7812 Erlestoke Manor and the lines Class 108 DMU.

Fenchurch spent the day running local services between Hampton Loade, Eardington and Bridgnorth (seen climbing Eardington Bank), while the North Yorkshire Moors based 29 and South Devon's 1369 were based on the southern end of the line on passenger and freight shuttle service. 1369 took the goods train on a full line evening trip.

WINTER STEAM GALA 2024

6th & 7th January 2024

The first SVR Winter Steam Gala saw LMS Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 'Flying Pig' 43106 in its line weekend in traffic before withdrawal following 15 years of service on the SVR, initially returning to steam in 2009. We see the Pig on its final day departing Bewdley, in the woods between Country Park Halt and Highley and with its final train arriving into Bewdley in the dark following turning.

LMS Stanier 5MT 2-6-0 2968 returned to steam late last year and was making its enthusiast event debut, and is seen on the Saturday rounding Safari curve and on the Sunday further round at Rifle Range and in the woods near Highley.

Bulleid Light Pacific 34027 Taw Valley is also bowing out of traffic and is seen on Safari Curve, while 75069 is seen departing Highley with the River Severn in flood below.

Autumn Steam Gala 2023

15th September 2023

Visiting locomotives: Ivatt 2MT 41312, B1 61306 Mayflower, Bagnall 401 Vulcan and USATC S160 2253 Omaha.

Spring Steam Gala 2023

14th April 2023

Star guest was GWR 4-6-0 4079 Pendennis Castle, making its first ever gala visit. Two more visiting locomotives joined the home fleet in the form of GWR Small Prairie 4555 and BR Standard 2MT 78018.

Spring Steam Gala 2022

21st April 2022

Star guest was LNER A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley appearing after overhaul in LNER wartime black, with Southern Railway 506 and GWR Lady of Legend also visiting.