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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>
 
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>
 
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.
 
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.

Revision as of 08:53, 25 January 2015

Goods train crossing Bewdley viaduct

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.