Severn Valley Railway

‘Manor’ in impressive form at GCR ‘spectacular’

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Sam Hewitt

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26th February 2019

ERLESTOKE Manor Fund’s Collett 4-6-0 No. 7802 Bradley Manor showed audiences at the Great Central Railway’s Winter Steam Gala just why the type is held in such high regard, putting in some impressive turns at the January 25-27 event. The Severn Valley Railway-based locomotive took its turn at the head of passenger and freight and non-stop…
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Behind the scenes: Retaining heritage skills for the future

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2019

In our latest feature about apprentices at the Severn Valley Railway, we meet 21-year-old George Brogan, who is in his final year in the carriage & wagon department at Kidderminster. Since July, he’s been working on vehicle No. 80776, a British Railways Mk1 carriage. This innovative project will see the creation of an entirely ‘new’…
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No. 75069 testing underway at SVR

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Sam Hewitt

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16th January 2019

THE Severn Valley Railway has started trial running of its newly overhauled BR ‘4MT’ No. 75069, ahead of the loco’s return to front line service. The double-chimney 4-6-0 steamed for the first time in more than 20 years on December 11, and passed its boiler exam two days later. The Riddles-designed loco then began a…
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‘Witherslack’ takes ‘Santa’ strain at SVR

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2019

GREAT Central Railway-based Hawksworth ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6990 Witherslack Hall made a successful return to the Severn Valley Railway during December to help with the festive season traffic(RM Dec). The Locomotive Exchanges veteran crosses Bewdley South Viaduct with a ‘Santa Special’ on December 9. JOHN TITLOW Read more News and Features in the January 2019 issue…
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Retaining heritage skills for the future

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2019

The third feature in our series about Severn Valley Railway apprentices focuses on Ryan Parsons, who is building a new boiler for an Isle of Man loco. IN THE Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) boiler shop at Bridgnorth, improver boilersmith Ryan Parsons is tacklinga new-build boiler. An improver grade is the first level for qualified employees…
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Students play major role in Elsecar event

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

By Mike Haddon A YEAR-long project by students at the University Campus of Barnsley College to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War came to fruition on October 31 with the first of a five-day programme of ‘Home From The Front’ special trains at the Elsecar Heritage Railway. A major task…
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Hagley Hall’s wheels return to Severn Valley workshop

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

OVERHAUL of Severn Valley Railway-based ‘Hall’ No. 4930 Hagley Hall picked up the pace again at the end of October with the return of the wheelsets from Buckfastleigh. All three coupled wheelsets and both bogie sets were sent to South Devon Railway Engineering in July for assessment and tyre turning. They returned to Bridgnorth on October…
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Class 50s @50 line-up shaping up very nicely

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Chris Milner

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6th July 2018

What will be the biggest gathering ever of Class 50s in preservation is starting to take shape, and quickly becoming the must-visit event of 2018. The Class 50 Alliance has confirmed the latest additions to the line-up for the Severn Valley Railway’s Class 50 Golden Jubilee gala event on October 4-6th . Garcia Hanson’s 50008 Thunderer, Neil…
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