Talk:Diesel locomotives at the SVR in preservation
New page updated. Does not (yet) include Class 41/43 power cars but otherwise more or less complete. It coould do with a fresh pair of eyes! Edit: For consistency it needs the named locos formatting changed so 08769 [D3937] Gladys becomes 08769 Gladys [D3937] --Patrick Hearn (talk) 20:23, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
- Wow! Thanks. Not my area of expertise I hasten to add. A couple of thoughts. Wondering if it is worth sub-dividing the Mainline into BR power classifications ('BR Type 1', 'BR Type 2', 'BR Type 3', "Modern traction" etc). Also under the 'not included' headings would be incoming railtours (if there have been any - see also steam for the same thought). I'll have a bit more of a detailed look when I have a chance. --Robin (talk) 14:50, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
- A good idea! [EDIT 2] - Added Type 1 etc (and corrected the format of previous numbers to be in the form 08769 Gladys [D3937]--Patrick Hearn (talk) 19:01, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
- I too had incoming railtours in mind. NB where we've said Kidderminster as the trigger for including them, I wonder whether BY would be better? I've had 2 * class 25s to [EDIT]Bewdley South before D1013 took over.--Patrick Hearn (talk) 16:57, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
- I've added some of the Class 43 HST power cars; the 5 that were in storage in 2021, four that I photographed while they were here in January / March this year, and the two in the HST set stabled at Arley ready for the gala. I think there was a comment about there being (up to 8?) others here late last year but I don't have any details of those. --Robin (talk) 20:48, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- Incoming tour but no recotd of locos unfortunately. "The Railway played host to two incoming main line rail tours through to Bridgnorth on the same day. The Bridgnorth station announcer took the opportunity to make an announcement surely never heard before or since, “The next service will call at Bewdley, Basingstoke, Winchester, Eastleigh and Southampton. Change at Bewdley for Leeds, Keighley, Haworth and Oxenhope.” The two 10-coach tours passed at Arley, the only loop large enough to handle the crossing." Also, November 2013 the 'Blue Bell Explorer' rail tour ran from Bridgnorth to the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, becoming the first rail tour to use the newly re-signalled main line connection at Kidderminster. Two for Query Corner?--Patrick Hearn (talk) 03:02, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- I've updated both the steam and diesel pages for the 2013 railtour (both locos were already listed so just added the railtour date). 1980 is more difficult. The first arrival at BH was at 13:15 which was the SVR's 6960 with a 10 coach BR set (the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway "The Worth-Severn"). 6960 ran round and departed for BY at 13:35. Unfortunately Six Bells Junction doesn't mention any of the tour locos, but I assume 6960 worked the tour from and to Bewdley while the main line loco was serviced there (then our southern terminus if you don't count Foley Park). The second arrival at BH was at 15:00 behind 7812; 45110 left BH at 16:00 for BY. I assume the same servicing arrangements applied. SBJ is even more uncertain on the main line details for this one, not even confirming it actually took place! No luck with Google either. --Robin (talk) 11:50, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- Incoming tour but no recotd of locos unfortunately. "The Railway played host to two incoming main line rail tours through to Bridgnorth on the same day. The Bridgnorth station announcer took the opportunity to make an announcement surely never heard before or since, “The next service will call at Bewdley, Basingstoke, Winchester, Eastleigh and Southampton. Change at Bewdley for Leeds, Keighley, Haworth and Oxenhope.” The two 10-coach tours passed at Arley, the only loop large enough to handle the crossing." Also, November 2013 the 'Blue Bell Explorer' rail tour ran from Bridgnorth to the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, becoming the first rail tour to use the newly re-signalled main line connection at Kidderminster. Two for Query Corner?--Patrick Hearn (talk) 03:02, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
To mark the tenth anniversary of the 2007 Storm Damage the SVR organised on 19 June 2017 a special service on the line for its members and supporters. This utilised the Northern Belle, hauled northbound by a Class 57 (originally intended to be a Class 50) locomotive and southbound by 34027 Taw Valley. I can't find which of the 573xx did the honours--Patrick Hearn (talk) 09:10, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- DRS's 57303 Pride of Carlisle (photo in SVR News 199, page 26) --Robin (talk) 14:55, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
RailAdventure Class 43s: four have been included for 2023/24, but none of the more recent. I'm not sure which should be added here? Only those used north of the TMD, as we did with the Northern Belle 57s? Would a set of ground rules be useful? Thoughts welcome--Patrick Hearn (talk) 19:20, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- I suppose if we're being consistent we ought to include anything that's been north of the TMD. Last weekend 43465/43484 were stabled on the Stourport siding at Bewdley and 43480/43468 plus the two Network Rail ones 43013/43062 were in the yard at Arley, so they would all count. I just wish they'd paint the numbers on them a bit bigger so they were easier to spot from passing trains!--Robin (talk) 21:40, 13 August 2024 (UTC)