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*21 June: [[Members & Shareholders Weekend#2024_Supporters.E2.80.99_Day |Supporters’ Day]] | *21 June: [[Members & Shareholders Weekend#2024_Supporters.E2.80.99_Day |Supporters’ Day]] | ||
*29-30 June and 6-7 July: [https://svr.co.uk/event/step-back-to-the-1940/ Step Back to the 1940s] | *29-30 June and 6-7 July: [https://svr.co.uk/event/step-back-to-the-1940/ Step Back to the 1940s] | ||
*27-28 July: [https://svr.co.uk/event/kidderminster-station-40th-anniversary/ Kidderminster Station 40th Anniversary] | *27-28 July: [https://svr.co.uk/event/kidderminster-station-40th-anniversary/ Kidderminster Station 40th Anniversary] | ||
*10-11 August: [https://svr.co.uk/event/vintage-transport-extravaganza-2024/ Vintage Transport Extravaganza] | *10-11 August: [https://svr.co.uk/event/vintage-transport-extravaganza-2024/ Vintage Transport Extravaganza] | ||
| − | *19-22 September: [https://svr.co.uk/event/autumn-steam-gala-2023-4/ Autumn Steam Gala] | + | *19-22 September: [https://svr.co.uk/event/autumn-steam-gala-2023-4/ Autumn Steam Gala]. Guest locomotives announced: |
| + | :'''2999 ''Lady of Legend''''': GWR 2900 Saint class 4-6-0 (rebuilt using components from GWR 4900 Class 4942 Maindy Hall) | ||
| + | :'''45596 ''Bahamas''''': LMS Stanier Jubilee 6P class 4-6-0 | ||
*3-6 October: [https://svr.co.uk/event/autumn-diesel-bash/ Autumn Diesel Bash] | *3-6 October: [https://svr.co.uk/event/autumn-diesel-bash/ Autumn Diesel Bash] | ||
*19-20 October: [https://svr.co.uk/event/o-gauge-get-together-2024/ O Gauge Get Together] | *19-20 October: [https://svr.co.uk/event/o-gauge-get-together-2024/ O Gauge Get Together] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:16, 18 June 2024
This page provides a brief summary of current and forthcoming events on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, and links to where further information can be found. Historical information will be moved to the latest history timeline page as necessary.
Links to sources of information
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The SVR Main Web Site is primarily aimed at the travelling public. It includes all the latest news relevant to that sector, including details of forthcoming events, timetables, locomotive rosters, ticket sales and so on.
The SVR YouTube channel hosts live webcams and a regular production of wide range of videos from across the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
SVR Live is also an official SVRSevern Valley Railway web site, for members, shareholders and enthusiasts. Information which is publicly accessible for enthusiasts includes Traffic Notices, Working Timetables and so on. Certain pages from time to time are secured for password-protected use by Working Members for internal communication on AGMs and the like. Until 2018 it also carried news announcements concerning matters like locomotive overhauls and infrastructure upgrades, plus regular updates from various sources, including social media and SVRSevern Valley Railway-related websites.
'Express Points' is the Working Members’ monthly newsletter which moved to an online only delivery in January 2017. It is distributed by email to those who have registered, and it also publicly accessible on SVRSevern Valley Railway Live, which includes an archive of past editions.
'Branch Lines' is a monthly newsletter for SVRSevern Valley Railway Members, Shareholders and supporters. It is published on SVRSevern Valley Railway Live, which includes an archive since April 2017.
‘SVRSevern Valley Railway Online’ and 'Microsoft Teams' and its associated 'SVRSevern Valley Railway TODAY' channel are secure password-protected intranet sites used by the SVRSevern Valley Railway for internal communication with staff and Working Members.
The SVRSevern Valley Railway has active official Social Media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram.
Forthcoming special events
- 21 June: Supporters’ Day
- 29-30 June and 6-7 July: Step Back to the 1940s
- 27-28 July: Kidderminster Station 40th Anniversary
- 10-11 August: Vintage Transport Extravaganza
- 19-22 September: Autumn Steam Gala. Guest locomotives announced:
- 2999 Lady of Legend: GWRGreat Western Railway 2900 Saint class 4-6-0 (rebuilt using components from GWRGreat Western Railway 4900 Class 4942 Maindy Hall)
- 45596 Bahamas: LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 Jubilee 6PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. class 4-6-0
- 3-6 October: Autumn Diesel Bash
- 19-20 October: O Gauge Get Together
- 26, 30-31 October: Ghost Trains
