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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]].
*[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]]
*[[GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon]]
*[[GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]
*[[GWR 68501 '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|thumb|300px|right|2018 Goods Gala demonstration freight train]]
*'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]'''
*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]
*[[GWR 104621 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]
*[[GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van ]]
*[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon]]
*[[GWR 83831 Loco Coal Wagon]]
*[[GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van]]
*[[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]]
*[[GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 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|300px|right| 2857 with a demonstration goods train at the 2019 Autumn Steam Gala]]
*'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]'''
*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 2303 Fruit Van]]
*[[SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522]]
*[[GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van]]
*[[GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van]]
*[[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon]]
*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]
'''2022 Autumn Gala'''
*'''[[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]]'''
*[[GWR 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]]
*[[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]
'''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]]
*[[SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522]]
*[[GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van]]
*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
*[[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 39860 '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]]
