That Model Railway Guy VISITS: The Severn Valley Railway!

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Day 2 of my heritage railway trip where this time I visit The Severn Valley Railway!
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Earlier this year I embarked on a trip round the UK to visit some of the countries best heritage railways. After a successful visit to the Churnet Valley Railway on Day One, the second day really took things up a notch as I headed to the famous Severn Valley Railway for the first time ever.
In steam on the day of my visit was 2857 the GWR Heavy Goods Loco along with the Class 52 Western Champion and Class 20 hauling the diesel services. The set of LNER teak coaches was also in use and so I got to ride up and down the line in these fabulous coaches in one of the compartments.
I was astounded at how well each of the stations are kept on the Severn Valley Railway and you can see the team of volunteers are really dedicated to keeping all aspects of the line in fantastic condition.
The Severn Valley Railway also has a museum at Highley station named The Engine House which you could easily spend a day at in itself. This houses a collection locos and rolling stock the railway owns but isn't currently using. Everything is in a very good cosmetic condition and like the rest of the railway, The Severn Valley Railway have really gone all out with this.
Thank you to all the volunteers and staff at the railway for making me so welcome! I'm so glad I've finally visited The Severn Valley Railway and if you haven't been yourself I Highley* recommend you take a trip over there in the future.
*Pun intended!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Bridgnorth
03:08 - Heading South
09:55 - Channel Support
11:14 - Kidderminster & Museum
13:42 - Heading North
20:12 - Bridgnorth Runround
22:17 - The Engine House
25:44 - The Class 20 Arrives
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30 июл 2024

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@paulgmarriott Год назад

Excellent footage. Well done. Lucky enough to live only half an hour's drive from Kidderminster Station, I've visited the SVR a number of times since the late 70s. The time, effort, expertise, millions of pounds, and, of course, love, that's gone into it's development over the decades can't help but impress. I've not visited many other preserved railways, but the SVR must be hard to beat; it has so much going for it. A generous 16-mile route with plenty of interesting twists and turns, embankments, cuttings, stonebuilt bridges and viaducts, a long tunnel and the elegant Victoria iron bridge over the river. Then there's the marvellous scenery and sights along the banks of the Severn - including camels and rhinoceroses in the safari park! Picture-postcard country stations: prize-winning Arley is just gorgeous; Kiddderminster, they even built from scratch to a traditional design. And at each station there's something to explore - the river side at Arley, the old town at Bewdley, for instance. Then there's a wide range of steam and diesel locos, coaches and wagons in the home fleet, all overhauled and maintained in heavily invested depots and workshops. Two museums choc full of static locos and railway paraphernalia. And even two pubs. What's not to love about the SVR? I know I do. Even if you're not a railway enthusiast, it offers a superb family day out, with more than enough to see and do. It's a must-visit, especially during a 4-day gala event.

That Model Railway Guy VISITS: The Severn Valley Railway!

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