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[[File:Bewdley - 4566 freight train from KidderminsterDemonstration_Goods_Train_20180603.JPGjpg|thumb|200px300px|right|Goods 2857 with a demonstration goods train passing Bewdley at the 2018 Goods ShedGala.]]

A '''demonstration goods train ''' is often run during the [[Spring Steam Gala]] and [[Autumn Steam Gala]] and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (iei.e. unbraked) [[Goods Wagons | goods wagonsfrom the SVR-based fleet]]. A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a [[:Category:Brake vans| brake van (guard's van), ]] is also used at the rear. When not in use, the wagons are usually stored in [[Bewdley Down Yard]].

For the 2017 Autumn Steam Gala, members An incomplete listing of the public will be able to ride in the brake van of the goods trainnotable events and vehicles used is below. See [http://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a ==Demonstration trains used at Steam Galas==100 the SVR website] for details of prices and availability of tickets.

|-! Steam Engine! Wagons! Brakevan|-| colspan=5||-| *'''[[GWR Pannier 1501]]'''| *[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]]| *[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van80603 Ballast Wagon]]|-*[[GWR 40841 Ballast Wagon]]| colspan=5|*[[GWR 60906 Ballast Wagon]]|-*[[GWR 83831 Loco Coal Wagon]]|*[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon]]| *[[GWR 80603 Ballast 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]|-*[[GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]| colspan=*[[GWR 108085 5|plank Open Goods Wagon]]|-| *[[GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]| *[[GWR 40841 Ballast 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]|-*[[GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van.]]| colspan=5|*[[GWR 65801 Mogo Van]]|-| *[[GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]| *[[GWR 60906 Ballast Wagon68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]|-'''2017 Autumn Gala''' Members of the public were able to ride in the brake van of the goods train. '''2018 Goods Gala'''[[File:2857 20180602.jpg| colspan=5thumb|300px|-right| 2018 Goods Gala demonstration freight train]]| *'''[[GWR 83831 2857 Heavy Goods Loco Coal Wagon]]'''|-*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]| colspan=5|*[[GWR 104621 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]|-*[[GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van ]]| | *[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon]]|-| colspan=5||-| *[[GWR 83831 Loco Coal Wagon]]| *[[GWR 13154 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]|-*[[GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van]]| colspan=5|*[[Esso Oil Tank Wagon 2686]]|-*[[GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]| *[[GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van]]| *[[GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]|-*[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]]| colspan=*[[GWR 25190 5||-| plank Open Goods Wagon]]| *[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]|-| colspan=*[[GWR 102691 5|plank Open Goods Wagon]]|-| | *[[GWR 25190 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]*[[WD 55577 Brake Van (fictitious number)]]*[[GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]] '''2019 Autumn Gala'''[[File: Demonstration_Goods_Train_20190919.jpg|-thumb| colspan=5300px|right|-2857 with a demonstration goods train at the 2019 Autumn Steam Gala]]| *'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]'''| *[[GWR 97398 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]|-*[[GWR 2303 Fruit Van]]| colspan=5|*[[SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522]]|-*[[GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van]]| | *[[GWR 105873 65620 'Mica BVanfit' Refrigerated Meat Covered Goods Van.]]|-*[[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]| colspan=*[[GWR 13154 5|plank Open Goods Wagon]]|-| *[[GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon]]| *[[GWR 65801 Mogo 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]|-| colspan=5|'''2022 Autumn Gala'''|-*'''[[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]]'''| | *[[GWR 93016 101961 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]|}*[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon]]*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]*[[GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]{| class="wikitable"*[[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]| colspan=*[[GWR 25190 5|plank Open Goods Wagon]]*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]] '''2015 Autumn 2023 Spring Gala'''|-*'''GWR Churchward 4500 class 'Small Prairie' 4555, [[4930]], [[7812]] and [[7714]]'''*[[GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]*[[GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van]]*[[GWR 104621 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]! Steam Engine*[[SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522]]! Wagons*[[GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]! Brakevan*[[GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van]]|-*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]| colspan=*[[GWR 25190 5|plank Open Goods Wagon]]*[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon]]|-*[[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]| '*[[GWR 93045 Mink 'A'Covered Goods Van]]*[[GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon]]carrying an SVR volunteer Ollie Harrison's 1959 Massey Ferguson tractor 372 XVU*[[GWR 68501 'Toad'20T Goods Brake Van]]For part of the gala a short train was reformed using 17410, 94059, 101961, 93045, 39860 and 68501 only. ==Demonstration trains at Diesel Galas==The 1996 Autumn Diesel Gala included four milk tankers hired in to recreate WR scenes of the past. ==See also==*[[Goods Wagons]]*[[:Category:Brake vans|}Brake Vans]]