Guide Rail || Severn Valley Railway - April Fools Kings 

"Angry railfan writing a letter" needs to be a reoccurring gag. "That's not funny!!"

For an April fools episode, this still feels oddly normal

It's official. British Railways purple livery is a thing.

The painting of Taw Valley Purple is a brilliant idea by the Severn Valley, I don't think any loco is going to be more talked about when she get's unveiled and it certainly will draw a bunch of visitors to the railway which is always a good thing

Great video! I forgot about Truro in BR Black, and I saw this video at the perfect moment, as I was preparing to build a Dapol City kit. And guess what I did? Built it in BR Black. There is a video of how I built it on my channel, and thanks for reminding me of this April Fools prank Stepney!

Writes complaint letter The letter: Dear pesky plumber's!

This one is brilliant, I had the privilidge of visiting the severn valley for their autumn steam gala back in September and I enjoyed travelling on the line. I really like Arley station, I was absolutely blown away when I went there. :)

Brilliant video think city of Truro looks nice in br lined black 😃😃

As an American, its really cool to see railroads like this. We don't have a lot of big heritage lines in the USA. If you ever get the chance to, TVRM is one of the greatest railroad museums in the eastern US and regularly runs steam powered trips.

I have a story about Arley station. Many years ago my sister belonged to a rambling club the chairman of which was also the stationmaster at Snow Hill station in Birmingham - so all the trips that they took had to start and finish at a railway station so he could use his free pass. A trip was organised to start at Arley station and several people who had come by car had gathered at the station to await the arrival of the train. Someone from the station came out and said "what are you waiting for - there are no trains hear today" - they replied oh yes there is - and a few minutes later along comes the train! and the chairman got out. - The train normally stopped at Bewdley but the chairman had used authority to extend the journey to Arley. Arley is one of my favorite places along the river Severn. In my day there was a passenger ferry operated by the current to get across the river but now there is a footbridge. Regards from Redruth Arnold

I was quite young, but my favorite railway experience happened when I was there. It was pouring rain, and quite dark, and it was the last train up to Kidderminster, perhaps the last of the day (though we're usually on the last train of the day). It was pulled by a diesel of some kind I think, and we were in a mk2 from memory, and it all just felt like I was back in the 70s on a mainline, not to mention its where I first saw flying scotsman in running order, and where I first saw Tornado, well, at all.

I thought it was going to reveal that painting Taw Valley purple was going to be just a prank. 😶 Actually I think City of Truro looked superb in lined black.

Great pacing in this one, and Guide Rail as a whole. Never knew much about the SVR despite being fascinated by it so much. Little things like the mention of the potential new platform near the Safari area, turntable and that *they* are the ones constructing the Hydrogen Diesel were nice quick beat nuggets of info! And a great variety of footage as well!

I do hate to be picky, but Bridgnorth is in Shropshire. The railway crosses the border between Highly and Arley stations. 😉

The first heritage railway I ever visited and still go to roughly 2 times a year. (Even during the pandemic).

Fantastic video Max, I have been on the Severn Valley Railway several times brilliant railway.

My favourite railway to visit! Happened to have reopened today too!

I love watching these every month

Not gonna lie City of Truro in BR Black looks good

It would be nice for locomotives to be painted in colors other than blue, black, red, green, silver and yellow.

03:30 - 3205 arrived with more than 2 coaches - think it was more like 4 coaches, although I can't remember where I've seen that 🙂 Also, initially, the line extended to Bewdley/Foley Park where the BSC sidings were located from about 1974 until the extension to Kidderminster in the mid 1980's 🙂 14:00 Bridgnorth is in Shropshire 🙂

Great video, loved it however if it takes anyone 20 minutes to walk from Arley station to Victoria bridge then I'm going to assume they got distracted by the sheep and ducks in the area. It's a 10 minute walk at the very most.

6:15 I know it was a joke, but why do I like that look for truro?

I love the Guide rail series. Just asking, are you going to make one about the strathspey railway? I'm just curious. I love your content and keep it up.

I have a happy memory and photos of visiting as a kid in the early 70's, when you could wander across the lines at the engine shed Bridgnorth. Trains then only went to Hampton Loade.

I've been on holiday to Bridgnorth, And remember riding on some of the trains which were running on the severn valley railway.

fun fact I actually fired and drove 3205 on the South Devon railway during a day out on the footplate back in 2014 as a special 18th birthday gift. I loved it despite feeling a little bit ill from traveling back from Cardiff in a van and working with my Dad at a event.

This is one of my local Railway's, I live in a great area thats in between the Churnet and the Severn Valley, so I have been to the Severn Valley many many times luckily and I am going to the Steam gala later this year

I love this guide rail episode I learnt so much and it makes me want to go to the seven valley. Also I have a suggestion for another episode how about the North Yorkshire Moors railway.

15:57 pronounced | Ar-Bor-eat-em | lol, Great video Max!

An SVR volunteer here! I don’t know whether to be honoured or irritated that it’s considered a fitting April Fool’s line but good video nonetheless

I like it when choo choo went purple

Wow, cool video 🤩👍 interesting history 👍👌

Well worth a visit.

Love the series:) The joke about the letters being written had me in knots XD. Do you plan on doing one on The Cavan and Leitrim or any of the Irish Narrow Gauge Railways?

Good old Lady Armaghdale, was the first British engine I saw when attendind said Day out With Thomas in the Netherlands. And now, 20 years later I'm volunteering at the ery same Railway :D

Somehow, he did an April Fools video, on SVR, and barely mentioned, it!

A few mistakes I am afraid; 1/ The Railway never in the end paid for Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge, there was a discrepancy in the plans so in the End Shropshire Council had to pay for it. 2/ It is pronounced Hagley Hall as in Hag / Witch not Haygley Hall 3/ Bridgenorth is in Shropshire not Worcestershire 4/ On Leaving Highley you pass from Shropshire into Worcestershire 5/ it is Boyle Viaduct not Borel Viaduct 6/ Arley Arboretum not Aberitum A good video spolt by not doing enough research from SVR Volunteer.

The purple Taw Valley was parked outside Bridgenorth shed this afternoon.

If memory serves me right, the flying Scotsman was stored at Bewdley for a time in the mid 90s, and I'm sure I saw it in the yard there

That was amazing.

I think your site is up the shoot, the two remarks attributed to isvanna sarkisian and Alexandra cardozo were written by me Peter W Allen

This is one of those April Fools videos that almost fooled me!

Bridgnorth is in Shropshire not Worcestershire

Woah I live right next to this one!!!

The SVR never paid for the by pass Bridge, Shropshire and Bridgnorth Council had to due to a llegal technicality

Bridgenorth is not in Worcestershire, it's in Shropshire. 14:01 mins Secs. Or is this the April Fools element?

I like this video

Good video, but Bridgnorth is in Shropshire.

Bridgnorth is in Shropshire

Come you do an episode on the colne valley railway?

Awesome video! Also what's the name of the song at 16:27?

4 minutes felt too long wathcing you describe a real story far too similar to The Titfield Thunderbolt without using clips and photos. This may be April fools, but it's still factual. Also I quite like City or Truro in BR black, probably the only engine I think that livery benefits.

The SVR was the only H.R. to have the funding and foresight to buy full sets of 8 coaches from BR in the 70s, from multiple regions. They got GWR, LNER, LMS, MK1s, and various others. They cost £300 each at the time. Now they have a carriage shed, the coach roofs and chassis’ won’t rot out every 20 years.

2:53 I want to hear that on a thomas episode lmao

You might not give me one of these but I would actually like a model I wanted to be an E to be in the E2 and green in the number 56 and I would like you to have red pistons if you can do that ?

I thought Bridgnorth was in Shropshire.

They sold the black five and might sell the teak set

4:57 1984? Ah, the same year the T&F show debuted, along with Transformers and several others.

It looks nice, but I’m an LNER fan so I don’t think I’ll find much I’m looking for there.

9:20 A pannier with the side tanks pushed back behind the smokebox? No, that's heresy! That doesn't look right!

Stop i really want to go to this railway now

It’s so gross that people would steal from a non profit organisation

Can you do the North Yorkshire moors railway please

Apologies for missing the premiere. I hope this prank did not cause too much heartbreak.

I swear enola holmes was filmed st kidderminster?

3:52 Well, you have to build bypasses.

So there's an IRL Gordon? He looks like Hank.

sorry to correct you mate but Bridgenorth is actually in Shropshire not worcestershire

any one going to there steam gala this year ?

I want the names of the theirs and vandals

I will never forgive you for saying that Bridgnorth is in Worcestershire

When are you going to do another model video.

I'm surprised you didn't make even more of a ridicule of the whole armchair complaint business by giving it a really stupid signature, like Monty Python did with some of its own complaints.

Wow the railway owns a lot a of steam and diesel locomotives

10:02 Gordon you ok? You look a bit high

Est.February 1,1862

Wasn’t that the station in Narnia the first one in the modern version

I have drove trains

Right is this April fools or real lol

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Well the film Goodnight Mister Tom one scene of it was filmed at Arley in which the boy had to go back go London on the train and a episode of ChuckleVision was filmed there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a4LgjjUOP_E.html

it's the barbie steam locomotive

please be a real Guide Rail and not a prank

OMG SO INACurRATE I WHANT ALL OF MY BRITISH ENGINES PaiNteD IN BR BLACK!!!!!!!!!! I'M gOInG TO RefORT THE seVERN VALLEY RAilWaY TO tHe HISTORY POLICE!!!!11!!!111 t

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