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The railway can call on a large fleet to operate its services. [1] Only a small 'core' group of vehicles actually belong to the railway company itself; the remainder are owned by an associated groups, such as the Great Western (Severn Valley Railway) Association, [2] [3] or individuals. The SVR is also the base of the DMU Group (West Midlands ...
Restored in 1975, the locomotive took part in the Stockton and Darlington Railway 150th Anniversary celebrations at Shildon. In 1977 6960 moved to the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) [2] where she ran with 4930 Hagley Hall's tender while her own was put behind 4930. In 1978 6960 became the first SVR-based locomotive to haul a rail tour on the main ...
Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0 ST: Severn Valley Railway: Built in 1900 by Hudswell Clarke Renumbered 813 in 1922 by the GWR. It was withdrawn in 1933 and sold in 1934 to Robert Stephenson & Company. It was later sold again to Backworth Collieries. It was later passed into the ownership of the National Coal Board and re-numbered NCB 11 in 1950.
Gordon as stored in The Engine House on the Severn Valley Railway. When the LMR closed in October 1969, Gordon was offered a home on the Severn Valley Railway, arriving there in 1972 and operating from 29 July of that year. [5] In July 1975, it took part in the Stockton and Darlington 150 celebrations at Shildon, being steamed in the cavalcade. [6]
It was withdrawn in 1965 and came to the Dart Valley Railway for preservation. From 1967 it spent time on the Severn Valley Railway and West Somerset Railway before returning to Buckfastleigh in 1998. It was taken out of service in 2017 and is still awaiting an overhaul in 2023. [15] 5786 GWR 5700: 0-6-0 PT: 1930
Battle of Britain and West Country class locomotives BR No. Name [3] Builder Built Rebuilt Withdrawn Location of Preserved Locomotives Image Notes 34071: 601 Squadron: Brighton: April 1948: May 1960: April 1967: 34072: 257 Squadron: Brighton: April 1948: June 1964: Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.) C ...
7812 Erlestoke Manor is a preserved GWR 7800 Class steam locomotive, operated by the Great Western Railway and later British Railways. Owned by the Erlestoke Manor Fund, as at December 2022 it was in operational condition on the Severn Valley Railway.
Moved from its previous base at the Severn Valley Railway to the Swanage Railway in January 2018. Under overhaul at Herston Works, Swanage Railway as of December 2022 34058 Sir Frederick Pile SR Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 Apr 1947 Nov 1960 Oct 1964 Under restoration Sellindge, Kent Transferred from Mid Hants Railway late 2023 34070 Manston