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[[File:GER_564_20170922.jpg|thumb|300px|right|2017 Autumn Steam Gala guest GER 564 at Arley]]For many enthusiasts, the '''Autumn Steam Gala''' is the highlight of the SVR year involving operating around the clock for the whole weekend and having the presence of visiting locomotives. The first Autumn Steam Galas were referred to as "Enthusiasts' Days" or "Enthusiasts' Weekends"; these normally featured home locomotives only. In the 1980s, visiting locomotives began to appear and have done so for each year the Gala has run since 1990.
This page is an attempt to compile a list of all web sites relating to the Severn Valley Railway.


The 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 Sunday inclusive with overnight running on the Friday and Saturday nights. One popular operation is the running of a "Breakfast train" using the [[Severn Valley Venturer]] stock. Other common features include demonstration freight trains and shorter local, part-line services.
===SVR Organisation===
*[http://www.svr.co.uk/ www.svr.co.uk] The official SVR web site. Updated regularly.
*[http://www.svrlive.com/ www.svrlive.com] The official SVR web site for members, shareholders and enthusiasts. Updated regularly.
*[http://www.svr-vlo.org.uk/ www.svr-vlo.org.uk] SVR Volunteer Liaison Office
*[http://svrtrust.org.uk/ svrtrust.org.uk] Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust. Updated periodically.
*[http://www.svr-association.org.uk/index.html www.svr-association.org.uk] SVRA web site. Inactive, SVRA ceased to exist 2015.
*[http://www.svr-engineering.co.uk/ www.svr-engineering.co.uk] SVR Engineering Services web site. Last updated July 2013. Pages to be migrated to SVRLive.


From time to time visiting locomotives are utilised for regular passenger services in the days after the gala. They were also often used for private photographic charters until the practice was ended in 2021.
===Stations===
*[http://www.kfriends.org.uk/ www.kfriends.org.uk] Friends of Kidderminster Station. Updated periodically.
*[http://www.bewdleystation.co.uk/ www.bewdleystation.co.uk] Bewdley Station. Updated regularly.
*[http://www.arleystation.org.uk/ www.arleystation.org.uk] Arley Station. Last updated 2009. Pages to be migrated to SVRLive.
*[http://www.highleystation.co.uk/ www.highleystation.co.uk] Highley Station.
*[https://svrbridgnorth.wordpress.com/ svrbridgnorth.wordpress.com] Bridgnorth Station. Updated periodically.


===Steam locomotives===
==Notable events==
*'''1975''' First Enthusiasts Day, with 11 locomotives in steam.<ref>SVR News 37</ref>
*[http://www.gwr813.org/ www.gwr813.org] 813. Updated periodically.
*'''1976''' First Enthusiasts Weekend.
*[http://www.2857.org.uk/ www.2857.org.uk] 2857. Last updated 2013.
*'''1980''' [[LMS Stanier Jubilee 45690 Leander]] participated before undergoing a contract boiler overhaul.
*[http://www.4150.org.uk/ www.4150.org.uk] 4150. Updated periodically.
*'''1984''' First [[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas|guest locomotive]] at an Autumn Steam Gala (5051 "Drysllwyn Castle")
*[http://www.4930hagleyhall.org.uk/ www.4930hagleyhall.org.uk] 4930. Updated regularly.
*'''1989''' The "Autumn Steam Spectacular" was the last Autumn Steam Gala featuring home locomotives only.<ref>SVR News 94</ref>
*[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/ www.gw-svr-a.org.uk] 7325.
*'''1993''' First overnight running took place.
*[http://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/ www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk] 7802 and 7812. Updated periodically. Site to be replaced December 2016
*'''1998''' First three day gala.
*[http://staniermogulfund.org.uk/ staniermogulfund.org.uk/] 42968. Updated regularly.
*'''2000''' The Autumn Steam Gala was cancelled due to the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2000|boiler crisis]].
*[http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/ www.southern-locomotives.co.uk] 34053. Updated regularly
*'''2007''' The [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2007|Autumn Steam Gala]] took place despite the [[2007 Storm Damage| storm damage]] which closed the line north of Bewdley. The Gala included services running on the main line to Birmingham Snow Hill as well as between Kidderminster and Bewdley, the only unaffected section of the SVR.
*[http://wilt.jimdo.com/ wilt.jimdo.com] 686 and 2047. Regular 2047 overhaul updates.
*'''2016''' The Autumn Steam Gala was replaced by the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2016|'Pacific Power']] event featuring visiting locomotives LNER Gresley A3 Pacific No. 60103 'Flying Scotsman' and LNER Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 'Tornado'.
*[http://www.8fsociety.co.uk/ www.8fsociety.co.uk] 48773. Inactive.
*'''2020''' The Autumn Steam Gala was cancelled due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]
*[http://www.82045.org.uk/index.html www.82045.org.uk] 82045. Updated monthly.
*[http://www.catchmewhocan.org.uk/home.html www.catchmewhocan.org.uk] Updated irregularly.


==Passenger numbers==
===Diesel locomotives===
From time-to-time the SVR publishes the number of Gala passengers, according to the method of counting these which has varied over time (for example, since 2010 documents sent to shareholders became valid as a ticket which did not need to be exchanged for travel).<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1936 SVR Forum shareholders' Passes thread]</ref> The following is an incomplete record:
*[http://www.svr-dmu.org.uk/index.html www.svr-dmu.org.uk] DMU. Updated regularly.
*[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/index.php www.westernchampion.co.uk] D821, D7029. Updated periodically.
*[http://www.class50alliance.co.uk/ www.class50alliance.co.uk] 50007, 50031, 50035, 50044, 50049. Inactive.
*[http://http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/ http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/] The Fifty Fund exists to support the locomotives owned and operated by The Class 50 Alliance Ltd. 50007, 50031, 50035, 50044, 50049. Updated regularly.
*[http://www.westernlocomotives.co.uk/ www.westernlocomotives.co.uk] D1013, D1062. Updated periodically.
*[http://www.d444.co.uk/ www.d444.co.uk] 50044 repaint. Inactive.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
===Other===
!Year !! Number of passengers!! Reference !! Notes
*[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/ www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk] LNER (SVR) Coach Fund. Updated regularly.
|-
*[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/ www.gw-svr-a.org.uk] GW(SVR) Association. Updated regularly.
| 2008 || 7,596 || <ref>SVR(H) published accounts</ref> ||
*[http://www.barryrailwaycarriagetrust.org.uk/index.html www.barryrailwaycarriagetrust.org.uk] Barry Railway Carriage Trust. Updated periodically.
|-
*[http://www.krm.org.uk/ www.krm.org.uk] Kidderminster Railway Museum. Updated periodically.
| 2009 || 5,511|| <ref name="ASG1 ">[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3110&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90 'Autumn Steam Gala 2014', SVR Online thread]</ref> ||
*[http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/ www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk] SVR Wolverhampton Branch. Updated periodically.
|-
*[http://www.svrsig.org.uk/ www.svrsig.org.uk] SVR S&T Department. Updated irregularly.
| 2010 || 5.775|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
*[http://www.nrm.org.uk/ www.nrm.org.uk] National Railway Museum.
|-
*[http://www.svrdieselshed.co.uk/index.htm www.svrdieselshed.co.uk] Diesel shed appeal. Inactive.
| 2011 || 6,500|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
*[http://www.paddockrailway.uk/ www.paddockrailway.uk] Paddock Garden Railway. Updated periodically.
|-
| 2012 || 6,318|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
|-
| 2013 || 6,030|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
|-
| 2014 || 5,901|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
|-
| 2015 || 7,300|| <ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3343&start=105 'Autumn Steam Gala 2015', SVR Online forum thread]</ref> || Over the Preview day and three days of Gala
|-
| 2016 || n/a|| || Replaced by 'Pacific Power' event.
|-
| 2017 || 5,300|| <ref>SVR News 200</ref> ||
|-
| 2018 || 6,335|| <ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/epnovember18 Express Points November 2018]</ref> || Over the Preview day and three days of Gala
|-
| 2019 || 5,850 || <ref>NBI</ref> ||
|-
| 2020 || n/a || || Event cancelled
|-
|}
==See also==
*[[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]
*[[SVR Passenger numbers]]


==References==
===Discussion forums and social media===
<references />
Facebook includes both pages (www.facebook.com/XYZ) and groups (www.facebook.com/groups/XYZ). All Facebook pages and those groups marked (Public) listed below may be accessed without a Facebook account. Where Facebook groups are marked as (Closed), you will need to have a Facebook account and join the group to be able to see the content.


[[Category:Featured articles]]
====SVR====
*[http://forum.svra.org.uk/ forum.svra.org.uk] SVRA forum. Discussion forum. New posts daily.
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/ Unofficial Severn Valley Railway Facebook group]. New posts daily. (Closed)
*[https://www.facebook.com/svrofficial/ Severn Valley Railway Official Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/svrfootplateexperience/ SVR Footplate Experience Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/Express-Points-SVR-Working-Members-Newsletter-334206573278726/ Express Points - SVR Working Members Newsletter Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/severnvalleyrailwayfamilies/ Severn Valley Railway Families Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/Severn-Valley-Railway-News-605947296111948/ SVR News Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/BewdleyPWay/ Bewdley Permanent Way Facebook page].
*[http://www.svr-online.org.uk/ www.svr-online.org.uk] Official SVR forum and gallery. Inactive.

====Stations====
*[https://www.facebook.com/Bridgnorth-Station-190449097637374/ Bridgnorth Station Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/HamptonLoadeStation/ Hampton Loade Station Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/Bewdley-Station-166711366770206/ Bewdley Station Facebook page].

====Locomotives and other rolling stock====
*[https://www.facebook.com/TheStanierLocomotiveSociety/ The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society Facebook page (Information only)].
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/452049894979812/ The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society Facebook group (Discussion)]. (Closed)
*[https://www.facebook.com/The82045SteamLocomotiveTrust/ The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/ErlestokeManorFund/ Erlestoke Manor Fund Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/176898859005308/ Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall Facebook group]. (Public)
*[https://www.facebook.com/staniermogul/ The Stanier Mogul Fund Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/433428466866266/ GWR 4150 Fund Facebook group]. (Closed)
*[https://www.facebook.com/GWR-813-Preservation-Fund-165087113903573/ GWR 813 Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1802133566694120/ The Great Western (SVR) Association Facebook group]. (Closed)
*[https://www.facebook.com/WarwickshireIndustrialLocomotiveTrust Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1573213916268073/ Western Locomotive Association Facebook Group] (Closed).
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/162603763901796/ The Fifty Fund Facebook Group] (Closed).
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/211203542386253/ Severn Valley Railway Class 14 Diesel Group Facebook group]. (Closed)
*[https://www.facebook.com/DMUWM/ DMU Group (West Midlands) Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/895472313877202/ Severn Valley Railway Diesel Group Facebook group]. (Public)
*[https://www.facebook.com/BarryRailwayCarriageTrust/ Barry Railway Carriage Trust Facebook page].

====Other====
*[https://www.facebook.com/CoalyardMiniatureRailway/ Coalyard Miniature Railway Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/Kidderminster-Shop-SVR-889461287831948/ Kidderminster Shop SVR Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/SVRKingAndCastle The King & Castle, Kidderminster Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/bewdleystationfundshop Bewdley Station Fund shop Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/Railwaymans-Arms-299226303468409 The Railwayman's Arms, Bridgnorth Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/Bridgnorth-Station-Refreshment-Room-520009398148308/ Bridgnorth Station Refreshment Room Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/Bridgnorth-Station-Gift-Shop-1824535144437311/ Bridgnorth Station Gift Shop Facebook page].
*[https://www.facebook.com/Puddles-the-Station-Cat-171445369603870/ Puddles the Bridgnorth Station cat's Facebook page].

===Photo Collections===
There are too many individual or group SVR collections on photo sharing sites to name them all. These are some of the most popular.

====Groups====

*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Severn_Valley_Railway Wikimedia Commons] All photos available to copy under Creative Commons Licence (The source of many photos used on this wiki)
*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/of/severn+valley+railway Geograph UK] All photos available to copy under Creative Commons Licence
*[https://www.flickr.com/groups/1768977@N25/ Official SVR on Flickr]
*[https://www.flickr.com/groups/311611@N20/ SVR countryside and nearby towns on Flickr]
*[https://www.flickr.com/groups/severnvalleyrailway_-_thediesels/ SVR diesels on Flickr]
*[https://www.flickr.com/groups/2184612@N22/ SVR visitors on Flickr]
*[https://www.flickr.com/groups/svr/ SVR on Flickr] Over 25000 photos
*[https://www.flickr.com/groups/friendsof43106/ 43106 on Flickr]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/128914203@N04/ Barry Railway Carriage Trust on Flickr]

====Individuals====

*[http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/index.php?cat=59 "Sharpo's" SVR photo collection].
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/svr_enthusiast/ Gareth Price's SVR photo collection].

===Local history Facebook groups===
The following groups occasionally feature historical photos of the Severn Valley Railway.
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/KIDDPAST/ Kidderminster past Facebook group] (Closed) Includes a searchable photo archive.
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/224674190996214/ Bridgnorth past Facebook group] (Closed).
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/145947928863681/ Highley memories Facebook group] (Closed).
*[https://www.facebook.com/STOURPORTPAST/ Stourport Past Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/942854255808092/ Bewdley past Facebook group] (Public)
*[https://www.facebook.com/railsinworcs/ Railways in Worcestershire Facebook page]

Revision as of 11:02, 30 March 2021

2017 Autumn Steam Gala guest GER 564 at Arley

For many enthusiasts, the Autumn Steam Gala is the highlight of the SVR year involving operating around the clock for the whole weekend and having the presence of visiting locomotives. The first Autumn Steam Galas were referred to as "Enthusiasts' Days" or "Enthusiasts' Weekends"; these normally featured home locomotives only. In the 1980s, visiting locomotives began to appear and have done so for each year the Gala has run since 1990.

The 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 Sunday inclusive with overnight running on the Friday and Saturday nights. One popular operation is the running of a "Breakfast train" using the Severn Valley Venturer stock. Other common features include demonstration freight trains and shorter local, part-line services.

From time to time visiting locomotives are utilised for regular passenger services in the days after the gala. They were also often used for private photographic charters until the practice was ended in 2021.

Notable events[edit | edit source]

  • 1975 First Enthusiasts Day, with 11 locomotives in steam.[1]
  • 1976 First Enthusiasts Weekend.
  • 1980 LMS Stanier Jubilee 45690 Leander participated before undergoing a contract boiler overhaul.
  • 1984 First guest locomotive at an Autumn Steam Gala (5051 "Drysllwyn Castle")
  • 1989 The "Autumn Steam Spectacular" was the last Autumn Steam Gala featuring home locomotives only.[2]
  • 1993 First overnight running took place.
  • 1998 First three day gala.
  • 2000 The Autumn Steam Gala was cancelled due to the boiler crisis.
  • 2007 The Autumn Steam Gala took place despite the storm damage which closed the line north of Bewdley. The Gala included services running on the main line to Birmingham Snow Hill as well as between Kidderminster and Bewdley, the only unaffected section of the SVR.
  • 2016 The Autumn Steam Gala was replaced by the 'Pacific Power' event featuring visiting locomotives LNER Gresley A3 Pacific No. 60103 'Flying Scotsman' and LNER Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 'Tornado'.
  • 2020 The Autumn Steam Gala was cancelled due to the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

Passenger numbers[edit | edit source]

From time-to-time the SVR publishes the number of Gala passengers, according to the method of counting these which has varied over time (for example, since 2010 documents sent to shareholders became valid as a ticket which did not need to be exchanged for travel).[3] The following is an incomplete record:

Year Number of passengers Reference Notes
2008 7,596 [4]
2009 5,511 [5]
2010 5.775 [5]
2011 6,500 [5]
2012 6,318 [5]
2013 6,030 [5]
2014 5,901 [5]
2015 7,300 [6] Over the Preview day and three days of Gala
2016 n/a Replaced by 'Pacific Power' event.
2017 5,300 [7]
2018 6,335 [8] Over the Preview day and three days of Gala
2019 5,850 [9]
2020 n/a Event cancelled

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ SVR News 37
  2. ↑ SVR News 94
  3. ↑ SVR Forum shareholders' Passes thread
  4. ↑ SVR(H) published accounts
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 'Autumn Steam Gala 2014', SVR Online thread
  6. ↑ 'Autumn Steam Gala 2015', SVR Online forum thread
  7. ↑ SVR News 200
  8. ↑ Express Points November 2018
  9. ↑ NBI

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