Locomotives named after the Severn Valley Railway

The following locomotives have carried the name Severn Valley Railway.

31413 Severn Valley Railway

Built as a Class 30 A1A-A1A by Brush Traction of Loughborough, Works Number 313. Entered service in August 1961 as number D5812. Modified and reclassified as a Class 31 in June 1967. Renumbered to 31413 on 1 January 1973.

31413 hauled a special service from Birmingham New Street to Kidderminster and Bewdley on Friday 22 April 1978. It was named “Severn Valley Railway” by Mr Sidney Newey, Director of Provincial Services for BRBritish Rail or British Railways, at a ceremony at Bewdley.

31233 Severn Valley Railway

Built as a Class 30 A1A-A1A by Brush Traction of Loughborough, Works Number 260. Entered service in October 1960 as number D5660. Modified and reclassified as a Class 31 in February 1967. Renumbered to 31233 on 1 January 1973.

31233 Severn Valley Railway appeared at the Diesel Gala in May 1993.

47828 Severn Valley Railway

Brush Class 47 Co-Co built in 1965. Variously numbered D1966, 47266, 47629 and 47828.

While operated by Virgin Trains, 47828 was named at a ceremony at Kidderminster on 28 April 2001 during the 2001 Diesel Gala. The full name was displayed as Severn Valley Railway Kidderminster Bewdley Bridgnorth, the longest name carried by any Class 47.

By 2009 47828 was being operated by Cotswold Rail and had been renamed ‘Joe Strummer’.

66763 Severn Valley Railway

E.M.D.Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives. Class 66 Co-Co Number 66763 attended the Diesel Gala in May 2016, courtesy of GB Railfreight. The locomotive was given the name Severn Valley Railway at a ceremony during the gala.

See also

Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas

References

Links

Photo of 47828 nameplate on Class47.co.uk