SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

Not only that, Stephen, but the NYMR's daily service requires four locos throughout most of October. OK, one might be a diesel on occasion but not every day.

 

A brief update of 7802's on going overhaul at Tyseley works with the with bogie now reassembled and back under loco The Erlestoke Manor Fund :: custodians of GWR 4-6-0 Manor Class locomotives 7812 Erlestoke Manor and 7802 Bradley Manor based on the Severn Valley Railway

TV. Guy Martin - How Britain Worked Channel 4. 8pm Sunday features SVR
Guy Martin: Building Britain - Channel 4 - Info - Press


"In the first episode, Guy will help restore the most important icon of the Industrial Revolution and the machine that turned Britain into the first industrialised nation in the world - a steam locomotive. His lorry mechanic skills come in extremely useful as Guy has to work inside the very guts of the machine, but he also has to learn a new set of trades, from Victorian blacksmithing to experiencing the harsh manual labour of the notorious navvies, the people who actually built the railways. And Guy being Guy, once his 130 tonne loco is taken for its inaugural run, he can't resist using its furnace to cook the traditional 19th century train driver's meal - a bacon and egg sandwich, served on a coal shovel".

43106 has returned from Worth Valley

Loco roster for next week Log in | Facebook. 3-5 locos in steam all week. The Morgan time trial with SKP is on Fri 26th

Patrick

 

7714's outer wrapper and inner firebox are now riveted up pic.twitter.com/RYbg9AAk

Steam engines this w/e 1501 34053 42968 2857 & 43106 (light engine)

Patrick

 

A fresh update on locomotive news from Bridgnorth shed The Bugle .

Fancy joining? Severn Valley Railway - Volunteer Liaison Office

Patrick

 

Severn Valley Railway Locomotive and Carriage Engineering Services has news of 7714


Patrick

 

Interesting note in Steam Railway that there was a strong possibility of Met 1 being run in on the SVR follwing completion at the Flour Mill. Anyone got any more info on this?

 

7714 old boiler is out and now stored at the yard entrance.

Twitter / svrengineering: 7714 old boiler is out and ...

7714 looks a little sparse now, it is just wheels & frames.

Twitter / svrengineering: 7714 looks a little sparse ...

From SVREngineering Twitter

 

7812 Erlestoke Manor - the loco is stopped for valve and cylinder rebore with new pistons & valve rings etc together with crosshead con rod & coupling rod remetalling. So far dismantling for measurement purposes has taken place & parts are being cleaned in preparation.
It is unlikely to see service now before the feb 2013 half term. None of this is unexpected given the mileage run over the last 5 in service.

The SVR Santa service requires 5 locos each day, possibly plus one for steam heating. It has 6 available for trains [1501, 2857, 5164, 34053, 42968, 43106] plus 4566 which could steam heat.

All from SVRA forum

Patrick

 

43106 & 2857 in traffic this weekend

Patrick

 

Met 1 reported on SVR forum as being delivered to Bridgnorth last night and having FTR this afternoon.

 

Further comment on the SVR pointing out that those in charge of Met 1 have asked for this to be a low profile visit in terms of publicity.

 

4150 Fund volunteers at SVR Bewdley are restoring ex-GWR Large Prairie 4150 from Barry scrapyard condition - the last engine on the SVR never to have steamed in preservation. November project update The 4150 Fund : November 2012 update

Patrick

 

Hmm - not sure that posting that information on NatPres is going to help them.

Richard

 

The thread there now seems to have been deleted. All very Hush Hush.

 

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7714 is now on the LT jacks and the wheels are out. A thorough exam of the frames can take place now

pic.twitter.com/MikwHGTf

Patrick

 

Catch Me Who Can (Trevithick 200) update Catch Me Who Can - News

Patrick

 

The Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall Group are delighted to announce that Viscount Cobham of Hagley Hall has kindly accepted the invitation to become their Patron Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall.

Patrick

 

It has been reported on other forums that the 28 and the 15 are now both out off action for the santa period with a black 5 coming in on loan to cover the santa period.
I assume that both the westerns and the warship will have been drained down for the winter

 

And of course have no heating which would be very useful at the moment.

 

you can use 4655 to heat the train and top and tail.