Class 31 No. 31430 Sister Dora

  • Spa Valley special remembers ‘great friend’ Roy Bell MBE

    Spa Valley special remembers ‘great friend’ Roy Bell MBE

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    THE Spa Valley Railway ran a special train on April 30 in memory of the late Roy Bell MBE, who was a great friend and supporter of the railway. He died in October 2018. Roy was the Southern Region’s last chief signalling engineer.  The four-coach ‘Roy Belle’, top-and-tailed by Class 31 No. 31430 Sister Dora and…

  • Brush Type 2 Sister Dora moves to Spa Valley

    Brush Type 2 Sister Dora moves to Spa Valley

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    CLASS 31 No. 31430 Sister Dora has joined the Spa Valley Railway fleet on an extended visit. The loco is owned by Martin Staniforth and arrived on October 17 from the Mangapps Railway, where a comprehensive restoration had been undertaken. Running numbers carried previously by this loco have been D5695, 31265, 31430 and 31530. The name…

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