SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY
SPRING STEAM GALA 2024
14th April 2024
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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
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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
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Visiting locomotives: Ivatt 2MT 41312, B1 61306 Mayflower, Bagnall 401 Vulcan and USATC S160 2253 Omaha.
Spring Steam Gala 2023
14th April 2023
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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
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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.
Spring Steam up 2021
15th April 2021
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First visit of 'new build' Great Western Saint 2999 Lady of Legend away from its Didcot Railway Centre birthplace.
Autumn Steam Gala 2018
23rd September 2018
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Featuring the visits of LMS 6233 Duchess of Sutherland & 46100 Royal Scot, NER Q6 63995 and BR 70000 Britannia.
Steaming along
Highlights of the Severn Valley Railway 2007-2018
goods gala
2nd/3rd June 2018
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Celebrating 100 years of GWR 2-8-0 2857, with visiting Class 66 'Severn Valley Railway'.