Current events on the Severn Valley Railway
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 news announcements, although these are of a more specialist nature concerning matters like locomotive overhauls and infrastructure upgrades. 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. Until March 2018 it also carried regular updates from various sources, including social media and SVRSevern Valley Railway-related websites, now discontinued.
'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
- Spring Steam Gala: 16-19 April. Visiting locomotives:
- 1638: BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 1600 class 0-6-0PT, courtesy of the Kent & East Sussex Railway
- 2999 Lady of Legend: GWRGreat Western Railway ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 2900 Saint class 4-6-0, courtesy of Didcot Railway Centre
- 48305: LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 8FThe 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 David Clarke Railway Trust, Roger Hibbert & the Great Central Railway
- 6960 Raveningham Hall: GWRGreat Western Railway HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 6959 Modified Hall class 4-6-0 (hired)
- Open House Weekend: 2-3 May
- Spring Diesel Festival: 14-17 May CANCELLED 18.3.2020
- 50th Anniversary Celebrations: 23-25 May
- Step Back to the 1940s: 27-28 June, 4-5 July
- Steam on the Road: 8-9 August
- On The Buses: 5 September
- Classic Car Day: 6 September
- Autumn Steam Gala: 17-20 September
- Autumn Diesel Gala: 1-3 October
- Ghost Trains: 29-31 October
- Christmas Gift Fayre: 14-15 November
See also
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