Severn Valley Railway - Autumn Steam Gala - 24-25/09/10 - Part 1

With the final weekend is September, the Severn Valley Railway continues to celebrate its 40th anniversay, with their annual Autumn Steam Gala, famous for its non stop running from Friday morning to Sunday evening. The railway hired in 5 guest locos to compliment the home fleet, meaning a total of 12 locos runningover the weekend. The full line up was:-

Guest Locos:-
| GWR 2251 Class No 3205 (From the South Devon Railway)
| GWR 'City' Class No 3717 'City of Truro' (Courtesy of the NRM)
| GWR 4575 Class No 5542
| LMS 'Jubilee' Class No 5690 'Leander'
| SR 'Battle of Britain' Class No 34070 'Manston'

Home Fleet:-
| GWR 'Manor' Class No 7802 'Bradley Manor'
| GWR 'Manor' Class No 7812 'Erlestoke Manor'
| GWR 45XX Class No 4566
| GWR 57XX Class No 5764
| GWR 5101 Class No 5164 (Does not feature in any parts)
| LMS 4MT No 43106
| LMS 2MT No 46443

The highlights in this part include night footage at Kidderminster & Arley, 5542 on an early morning goods near Hampton Loade and 7812 making a steamy departure from Bridgnorth.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Severn
• Valley
• Railway
• SVR
• Autumn
• Steam
• Gala
• Train
• 40th
• Anniversary
• Kidderminster
• Arley
• Hampton
• Loade
• Bridgnorth
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[AndreiTupolev]

Some cracking shots there; the pannier heading off into the mist, Manston waiting for Leander, and Erlestoke Manor steam-cleaning the tracks.

How inconsiderate, I thought, that bloke standing right in front of you at 6:20. Then i realised that it was the signalman, so I suppose he's allowed to.