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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.

SVR Live is also an official SVRSevern Valley Railway web site, for members, shareholders and enthusiasts. SVRSevern Valley Railway Live contains regular monthly news announcements, although these are of a more specialist nature concerning matters like locomotive overhauls and infrastructure upgrades. It is also regularly updated with news from various sources, including social media and SVRSevern Valley Railway-related websites. Information which is publicly accessible for enthusiasts includes Traffic Notices, Working Timetables, lineside photography policy and application forms, 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.

'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 SVRSevern Valley Railway Live, which includes an archive since April 2017.

‘SVRSevern Valley Railway Online’ is a secure password-protected intranet site is 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, and Instagram.

Forthcoming special events

Dates announced for 2018 events are as follows:

• Spring Steam Gala: March 16 - 18. Guests announced are:

• LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway 8572, HoldenStephen Dewar Holden, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Eastern Railway 1908-1912 B12 (GERGreat Eastern Railway S69) 4-6-0 courtesy of the M&GN Joint Railway Society and the North Norfolk Railway
• 60163 Tornado, New build Peppercorn A1 4-6-2 courtesy of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
• Bellerophon, Haydock Foundry 0-6-0WT courtesy of the Vintage Carriage Trust and Foxfield Railway
• GWRGreat Western Railway 6023 King Edward II, CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 4-6-0 King class, courtesy of the Great Western Society
• BR Riddles 4MT 80072 remains on hire from the Llangollen Railway until April
• S&DJRSomerset & Dorset Joint Railway, jointly operated by the London and South Western and Midland Railways (later Southern and London Midland and Scottish Railways) 53808, FowlerHenry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1909-1923, and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-1933 7FThe 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. 2-8-0, courtesy of the West Somerset Railway and Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust

On 11 March 2018 the Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust announced that Thompson B1 61624 would be unable to attend due to overrunning winter maintenance. S&DJRSomerset & Dorset Joint Railway, jointly operated by the London and South Western and Midland Railways (later Southern and London Midland and Scottish Railways) 53808 was announced as a replacement visitor on 13 March.

On 12 March, a major bridge strike on the Middlesborough-Whitby line made rail transport of 60163 Tornado from the NYMR impossible. It is unclear whether this locomotive will be able to attend.

• Open House Weekend: April 7 & 8
• Paw Patrol Visit: April 28 & 29
• Spring Diesel Festival: May 17 - 19. Guests announced to date are:

• 33108: BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Class 33 (hired)
• 37688: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 37 Co-Co (hired) courtesy of D05 Preservation Ltd and the Mid Norfolk Railway
• 40135: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 40 (hired) courtesy of the Class 40 Preservation Society
• D832 Onslaught: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 42 'Warship' B-B courtesy of the Bury Hydraulic Group and the East Lancashire Railway
• 45060 Sherwood Forester: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 46 courtesy of Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group.
• 47292: Brush Class 47 courtesy of the Great Central Railway, Nottingham 
• 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier: E.E.English Electric Class 55 'Deltic' Co-Co courtesy of the Deltic Preservation Society
• 56097: Class 56 courtesy of the Great Central Railway, Nottingham 
• 66704 (TBC): GM/EMD Class 66 courtesy of GBRfGB Railfreight, a main line rail freight operating company.
• 731xx: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 73 electro-diesel courtesy of GBRfGB Railfreight, a main line rail freight operating company.
• 88xxx: Class 88 courtesy of Direct Rail Services

• Mixed Traction Day: May 20. A selection of guests from the Spring Diesel Festival
• Goods Gala: June 2 & 3. UpIn reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the present day SVR) to three goods trains in service including a GWRGreat Western Railway goods train hauled by No. 2857. Eardington station will be open to the public on both days marking its 150th birthday.
• SVR Charitable Trust Race Day: June 11
• Step back to the 1940s: June 30 & July 1, 7, 8
• Classic Vehicle Day: July 29
• 50th anniversary of the end of steam on British Railways: August 4
• Steam on the Road: August 11 & 12
• On the Buses: September 2
• Autumn Steam Gala: September 20 - 23. Guests announced to date are:

• LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 8PThe 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. Coronation PacificLocomotive with a 4-6-2 wheel configuration 4-6-2 courtesy of The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust
• 63395, RavenSir Vincent Litchfield Raven, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the North Eastern Railway 1910-1922 NERNorth Eastern Railway T2 Class 0-8-0 (LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway Q6) courtesy of the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group (NELPG) and North Yorks. Moors Railway

First Gala appearance of BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard 4 75069 (subject to completion of overhaul)

• Small Engine Weekend: September 29 & 30
• Class 50 Golden Jubilee: October 4 - 6. An attempt to host the largest operational gathering of one loco type ever staged in preservation (steam or diesel), with at least ten working locos to achieve this. Guests announced to date are:

• 50026 Indomitable: E.E.English Electric Class 50 Co-Co courtesy of Paul Spracklen
• 50033 Glorious: E.E.English Electric Class 50 Co-Co courtesy of Tyseley

• Ghost Trains: (Dates and times TBC)
• Christmas Gift Fayre: October 27 & 28

All dates are subject to change. Further details on these events will be released by the SVRSevern Valley Railway in the future.

See also

Main Page
SVR website Special Events
Links to other web sites with an SVR connection