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The rolling stock preserved on the Severn Valley Railway is used to operate trains on the Severn Valley Railway (SVR), a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. There is a variety of preserved steam and diesel locomotives, diesel multiple units, passenger coaches, and goods wagons. Most of these are typical of Great Western ...
Owned by Scottish Railway Preservation Society. Mainline registered, based at Bo'ness and Kineil Railway [5] D6608 37308 37274 Preserved At the Severn Valley Railway [6] D6700 37119 37350 D6700 National Railway Museum [3] Preserved At the Great Central Railway: D6701 37001 37707 Scrapped D6702 37002 37351 Scrapped By TJ Thomson, November 2007 ...
The Severn Valley Railway was built between 1858 and 1862, and linked Hartlebury, near Droitwich Spa, with Shrewsbury, a distance of 40 miles (64 km).Important stations on the line were Stourport-on-Severn, Bewdley, and Arley within Worcestershire; and Highley, Hampton Loade, Bridgnorth, Coalport, Ironbridge and Broseley, Buildwas, Cressage, and Berrington in Shropshire.
Locomotives from the National Collection in the Great Hall of the UK National Railway Museum. The UK National Collection is a collection of around 280 historic rail vehicles (predominantly of British origin). The majority of the collection is kept at four national museums: National Railway Museum, York; Locomotion, Shildon
This locomotive was withdrawn from Exmouth Junction, Exeter, in May 1965 and came to the Dart Valley Railway for preservation, entering service in 1973. [8] Since leaving here it has had periods based on the Dean Forest Railway and Severn Valley Railway. 1638 GWR 1600: 0-6-0 PT: 1951 1967 - 1992
After being stored outside for many years, it was given a cosmetic repaint and was one of the first locomotives placed in The Engine House museum adjoining Highley station in March 2008. On 25 July 2008, the locomotive was formally handed over by the British Army to the Severn Valley Railway, who had been looking after it in a caretaker ...
Built in 1947. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 2009 and owned by Southern Locomotives Limited. Following the completion of her restoration in 2012 she was moved to the Severn Valley Railway originally as a visitor. It later became her home due to her not being needed at Swanage as two fellow light pacific engines were being used at that time.
On Friday 26 October 2012 the locomotive made a guest appearance in one of that years Children in Need events when it took part in a race between the Severn Valley Railway and the Morgan car company. The race started at Bridgnorth, Shropshire and both would race to Kidderminster, Worcestershire by road and rail respectively.