Demonstration Goods Train

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:

• 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