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[[File:Bewdley - 4566 freight train from Kidderminster.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Goods train passing Bewdley Goods Shed]]
 
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A demonstration goods train is run during the [[Spring Gala]] and [[Autumn Gala]] and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (ie. unbraked) wagons.<br>
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A demonstration goods train is run during the [[Spring Gala]] and [[Autumn Gala]] and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (ie. unbraked) wagons. A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a brake van (guard's van), is also used at the rear. When not in use, the wagons are usually stored in [[Bewdley Down Yard]].
A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a brake van (guard's van), is also used at the rear.<br>
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For the 2015 Spring Gala, the train was hauled by [[GWR Pannier 1501]] and consisted of;
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For the 2015 Spring Gala, the train was hauled by [[GWR Pannier 1501]] and consisted of:
 
*[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]]
 
*[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]]
 
*[[GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon]]
 
*[[GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon]]

Revision as of 19:15, 12 November 2015

Goods train passing Bewdley Goods Shed

A demonstration goods train is run during the Spring Gala and Autumn Gala and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (ie. unbraked) wagons. A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a 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 2015 Spring Gala, the train was hauled by GWR Pannier 1501 and consisted of: