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Autumn Steam Gala

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For many enthusiasts, this is the highlight of the SVR year involving operating around the clock for the whole weekend and having the presence of guest enginesvisiting locomotives. One popular operation is the running of a The first Autumn Steam Galas were referred to as "Enthusiasts' Days" or "Breakfast trainEnthusiasts' Weekends" using ; these normally featured home locomotives only. In the 1980s, visiting locomotives began to appear and have done so for each year the [[Severn Valley Venturer]] stockGala has run since 1990.
The first Autumn Steam Galas were referred event has also extended in duration and now typically incorporates a 'Preview day' on the preceding Thursday to the standard timetable but with visiting locomotives, and three days of Gala from Friday to as Sunday inclusive with overnight running on the Friday and Saturday nights. One popular operation is the running of a "Enthusiasts' DaysBreakfast train" or "Enthusiasts' Weekends"; these normally featured home using the [[Severn Valley Venturer]] stock. Other common features include demonstration freight trains and shorter local, part-line services.  Visiting locomotives onlyare also often utilised in the days after the gala for private photographic charters.
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