Severn Valley Railway
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Droning on: Drones bring new dimension to rail photography
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Words: Chris Milner, Photography: Geoff Griffiths The availability and affordability of a ‘drone’ for the average person has brought a new dimension to all types of photography. Until a few years ago the use of a drone was usually limited to military applications, but miniaturisation, coupled with portability, affordability and the fitment of a decent…
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Ruddington ‘Peak’ returns to traffic at Severn Valley
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D05 Preservation Ltd’s Class 46 No. 46010 was completed in time for its debut at the Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) May 16-18 diesel festival. It has been restored to a high standard by the Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group at Ruddington, and appeared at the SVR along with the same group’s Class 37 No. 37688 Great Rocks (RM…
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Severn Valley blue and green ‘Gronks’ comparison
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THE Severn Valley Railway has repainted Class 09 No. 09107 (built Horwich 1961) in BR blue, as seen at Kidderminster on April 16. It is posed with an early Class 08 – No. D3022 (built Derby 1953) in BR green. The ‘09’ is not an original, having been converted from Class 08 No. 08845 by RFS Industries in…
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No. 813 returns to the North East for Tanfield ‘legends’ gala
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FORMER Backworth Collieries 0-6-0ST No. 12, better known in preservation as Great Western Railway No. 813, returned to the Tanfield Railway to celebrate its North East heritage at the line’s Legends of Industry gala on June 14-16. The 1901-built ‘Swindonised’ Hudswell, Clarke last visited Tanfield in 2007, and again was present courtesy of the GWR 813 Preservation…
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Retaining heritage skills for the future
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In our latest feature about apprentices at the Severn Valley Railway, The RM visits the loco shed at Bridgnorth to meet 22-year-old Max Green, who started at the SVR when he was just 16. Max graduated from his engineering apprenticeship almost two years ago. “In the six years that I’ve been here, I’ve managed to…
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New cylinders for ‘flagship’ Hagley Hall reach Bridgnorth
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THE highly anticipated return of Severn Valley Railway (SVR) flagship No. 4930 Hagley Hall has moved a step closer following the delivery of the ‘Hall’s newly machined cylinder blocks to Bridgnorth on June 14. The new cylinders were one of the last machining jobs carried out by Harco Engineering in Brierley Hill, which worked on…
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West Somerset gets triple ‘Manors’ as Raveningham Hall heads to Severn Valley Railway
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The West Somerset Railway’s Minehead shed will offer a flavour of Machynlleth or Aberystwyth in 1950s this summer.
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Retaining heritage skills for the future
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In our latest visit to the Severn Valley Railway (SVR), The Railway Magazine meets its youngest apprentice.
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Spring Gala report: Severn Valley becomes Welsh Valleys
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Dubbed a ‘Great Western tank fest’, 10 locomotives steamed for the Welsh-themed Severn Valley Railway March 15-17 spring steam gala.
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RTC Brush Type 2 stars at Chinnor & Princes gala
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CLASS 31 No. 31163 was well received by visitors at its home railway gala at Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway on April 5-7.
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