Gareth Evans, deputy editor of Heritage Railway magazine recalls his half-day footplate experience course on the Severn Valley Railway, which involved firing and driving GWR No. 813 with a Mk1 BSK carriage between Bewdley and Bridgnorth.
This podcast complements his four-page feature, published in issue 255 – which is available to buy either digitally or on paper from: https://www.classicmagazines.co.uk/issue/View/issue/HR255
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Sam Hewitt is the Digital Editor of The Railway Hub. Sam has a Journalism degree from the University of Lincoln. When he’s not writing about railways he can be found at Keepmoat Stadium, supporting his beloved League One football team Doncaster Rovers.
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