Locomotives named after the Severn Valley Railway
The following locomotives have been named in honour of the 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
31233 Severn Valley Railway appeared at the Diesel Gala in May 1993.[4]
47828 Severn Valley Railway
Brush Class 47 Co-Co built in 1965. Variously numbered D1966, 47266, 47629 and 47828.[5][6]
While operated by Virgin Trains, 47828 was named at a ceremony at Kidderminster on 28 April 2001 during the 2001 Diesel Gala.[7] The full name was displayed as Severn Valley Railway Kidderminster Bewdley Bridgnorth, the longest name carried by any Class 47.[8]
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.
220025 Severn Voyager
Bombardier Class 220 Voyager 220025 attended the 2002 Diesel Gala, courtesy of Virgin Trains. The unit was named Severn Voyager at the event, replacing its previous name ‘Virgin Voyager’[9]. As with all other units of the class, the name was removed on transfer to Cross Country trains in 2007 [10].
Locomotives names with local connections
Whilst not named after the SVRSevern Valley Railway itself, the following locomotives have names relating to the area around the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
GWRGreat Western Railway
A number of GWRGreat Western Railway classes of locomotive had themed names reflecting locations near (or not so near!) the company's lines.
- GWRGreat Western Railway 1026 County of Salop and 1029 Country of Worcester.
- GWRGreat Western Railway 3819 County of Salop and 3820 Country of Worcester.
- GWR 4930 Hagley Hall, an 18th century house at Hagley, located near Kidderminster.
- GWR 4936 Kinlet Hall, a country house in the village of Kinlet, 3 miles from Highley and Arley, with the railway serving Kinlet Colliery.
- GWRGreat Western Railway 6995 Benthall Hall, a country house located 1 mile southwest of Ironbridge and Broseley station.
- GWRGreat Western Railway 5009 Shrewsbury Castle, the imposing castle overlooking Shrewsbury station.
- GWRGreat Western Railway 7033 Hartlebury Castle, a fortified manor house situated between Hartlebury and Stourport.
Other
- 6880 Betton Grange, a manor house located between Berrington and Shrewsbury. 6880 was planned but never built by the GWRGreat Western Railway, and is now under construction as a new-build locomotive at the Llangollen Railway.
See also
Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas
References
- ↑ BRDatabase 31413
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 88
- ↑ BRDatabase 31233
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 107
- ↑ BRDatabase D1966
- ↑ Wikipedia Class 47 renumbering
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 136
- ↑ Class 47.co.uk
- ↑ SVRA Forum
- ↑ Wikipedia British Rail Class 220
