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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 overnight running and having the presence of visiting locomotives.
[[File:GWR 95353 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van.jpg|thumb|300px|right|GWR 95353 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]


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 also extended in duration and typically runs over four days Thursday to Sunday inclusive, with overnight running on the Friday and Saturday nights. Other common features include demonstration freight trains and shorter local, part-line services. One popular operation in previous years was the running of a "Breakfast train" using the [[Severn Valley Venturer]] stock.
95353 was built at Swindon in 1916 to Diagram V16. It is a typical 'Mink A' covered goods van with a 10-ton capacity, the 'A' indicating that is is fitted with ventilators.


From time to time visiting locomotives are utilised for regular passenger services in the days after the gala. They are also sometimes used for private photographic charters.
85353 was previously preserved at the Rutland Railway Museum (now known as 'Rocks by Rail'). In February 2014 it was acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] as part of a three-way exchange by which the RRM acquired the [[The 2857 Society]]’s [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR | LMS Ore Hopper 691804]], and the 2857 Society received an appropriate financial benefit.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3086&highlight=95353 SVR Forum thread]</ref>


==Notable events==
The photograph by Gareth Price shows 85353 in the Coal Yard compound at Kidderminster shortly after arrival.
*'''1975''' First Enthusiasts Day, with 11 locomotives in steam.<ref>SVR News 37</ref>
*'''1976''' First Enthusiasts Weekend.
*'''1980''' [[LMS Stanier Jubilee 45690 Leander]] participated before undergoing a contract boiler overhaul.
*'''1984''' First [[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas|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.<ref>SVR News 94</ref>
*'''1993''' First overnight running took place.
*'''1998''' First three day gala.
*'''2000''' The Autumn Steam Gala was cancelled due to the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2000|boiler crisis]].
*'''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.
*'''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'.
*'''2020''' The Autumn Steam Gala was cancelled due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]
*'''2021''' First announced as a fixed itinerary 'excursion' service under COVID-19 restrictions, it reverted to a more traditional operation with passengers able to choose their itineraries. The Railway, however, continued to offer a small number of private bookable compartments, where passengers were guaranteed exclusive use of a compartment on a single train throughout the day. To assist with social distancing, the number of tickets available each day was limited.
*'''2022''' There was evening, but not overnight, running. The reason given was to conserve coal supplies.
*'''2023''' Thursday Preview Day plus Friday to Sunday, with the return of overnight running on the Friday and Saturday night.

==Passenger numbers==
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:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !! Number of passengers!! Reference !! Notes
|-
| 2008 ||style="text-align:right;" | 7,596 || <ref>SVR(H) published accounts</ref> ||
|-
| 2009 ||style="text-align:right;" | 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> ||
|-
| 2010 || style="text-align:right;" | 5.775|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
|-
| 2011 ||style="text-align:right;" | 6,500|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
|-
| 2012 ||style="text-align:right;" | 6,318|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
|-
| 2013 ||style="text-align:right;" | 6,030|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
|-
| 2014 || style="text-align:right;" | 5,901|| <ref name="ASG1"/> ||
|-
| 2015 || style="text-align:right;" | 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 ||style="text-align:right;" | n/a|| || Replaced by 'Pacific Power' event.
|-
| 2017 ||style="text-align:right;" | 5,300|| <ref>SVR News 200</ref> ||
|-
| 2018 || style="text-align:right;" | 6,335|| <ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/epnovember18 Express Points November 2018]</ref> || Over the Preview day and three days of Gala
|-
| 2019 || style="text-align:right;" | 5,850 || <ref>NBI</ref> ||
|-
| 2020 || style="text-align:right;" | n/a || || Event cancelled
|-
| 2021 || || ||
|-
| 2022 || style="text-align:right;" | >5,500 || <ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bloct22 Branch Lines October 2022]</ref> ||
|-
| 2023 || style="text-align:right;" | 5,156 || ||
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]<br>
*[[SVR Passenger numbers]]
[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]]


==References==
==References==
<references />
<references />


[[Category:Featured articles]]
==Links==
[[Category: Special events]]
[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew30.html 95353 on www.gwr813.org]<br>
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=6402 95353 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>

[[Category: Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]

Revision as of 15:16, 27 September 2023

2017 Autumn Steam Gala guest GER 564 at Arley

For many enthusiasts, the Autumn Steam Gala is the highlight of the SVR year, involving overnight running 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 also extended in duration and typically runs over four days Thursday to Sunday inclusive, with overnight running on the Friday and Saturday nights. Other common features include demonstration freight trains and shorter local, part-line services. One popular operation in previous years was the running of a "Breakfast train" using the Severn Valley Venturer stock.

From time to time visiting locomotives are utilised for regular passenger services in the days after the gala. They are also sometimes used for private photographic charters.

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
  • 2021 First announced as a fixed itinerary 'excursion' service under COVID-19 restrictions, it reverted to a more traditional operation with passengers able to choose their itineraries. The Railway, however, continued to offer a small number of private bookable compartments, where passengers were guaranteed exclusive use of a compartment on a single train throughout the day. To assist with social distancing, the number of tickets available each day was limited.
  • 2022 There was evening, but not overnight, running. The reason given was to conserve coal supplies.
  • 2023 Thursday Preview Day plus Friday to Sunday, with the return of overnight running on the Friday and Saturday night.

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
2021
2022 >5,500 [10]
2023 5,156

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
  10. ↑ Branch Lines October 2022

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