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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]].<br>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]]. An incomplete listing of notable events and vehicles used is below. ==Demonstration trains used at Steam Galas== '''2015 Spring Gala'''*'''[[GWR Pannier 1501]]'''*[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]]*[[GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon]]*[[GWR 40841 Ballast Wagon]]*[[GWR 60906 Ballast Wagon]]*[[GWR 83831 Loco Coal Wagon]]*[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon]]*[[GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]*[[GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]*[[GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]*[[GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]*[[GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van.]]*[[GWR 65801 Mogo Van]]*[[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]]