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Mick45305 liked John Petley's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
I think you and your fellow gala organisers can rightly give yourselves a big pat on the back. Although I wasn't present, I've looked at the pictures and read the comments on here and to receive so much feedback on the lines of "one of the best...
Sep 22, 2026 at 1:48 PM -
Mick45305 liked City_Steam's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
An excellent three days at the Valley. Great timetable, friendly atmosphere, excellent last-minute guests, and a wonderful freight train. What stands out at an SVR gala are the volunteers, without which it wouldn't happen. Their interaction with...
Sep 22, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Mick45305 liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
A more full ‘mop-up’ if you like on the event which should hopefully show the vision we are pushing for with these events - Firstly, Thankyou to you all for your feedback above, both positive and negative. We’ve made a note of it, and it is...
Sep 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM -
Mick45305 liked Wozzy18's post in the thread Sandringham New Build.
On Monday 14th September we welcomed Daniela Filova to our base at Diamond Engineering in Sheffield. She was measuring and calculating the Centre of Gravity of our six coupled driving wheels, one of the final actions before we are ready to send...
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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Mick45305 liked The Green Howards's post in the thread Sandringham New Build.
We are so lucky to have someone as talented as Daniela in our midst - I remember the first time I met her at an A1SLT meeting in the Great Northern Hotel in Peterborough.
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM -
Mick45305 liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
Update on the boiler. The big news is that a new copper doorplate has been completed by HBSS and already delivered to Leaky finders. Repairs to the copper tube plate have been completed which consisted of building up laps and welding up...
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Mick45305 liked Raimondo's post in the thread 70013.
Latest update on 70013's boiler, which has been due back from Tyseley 'any day now' for a couple of years. The shed team at Loughborough kindly provide regular updates on the fleet and the overhauls, which is really appreciated. Their latest...
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM -
Mick45305 liked ax1709cjm's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
A couple of pictures of 4150 crossing Victoria bridge on Saturday...[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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Mick45305 liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
[MEDIA] Footage from my eldest from a fabulous Severn Valley Autumn Steam gala @Matt37401 no worries, I knew you were busy and absolutely for a chinwag another time
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM -
Mick45305 liked Johnb's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
No railway does a gala like the SVR. A few years ago on holiday I was talking to the chairman of GECP, the group that work steam on the Nice - Digne metre gauge line. He’d been to the SVR gala the year before and still couldn’t believe what he’d...
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:08 PM -
Mick45305 liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
Well Thankyou to you all for your kind comments. We’ve had a blast this weekend. The profits have been superb, but more importantly the good feeling, the good wishes, and the happy faces around the place has been great to see. This gala will go...
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:07 PM -
Mick45305 liked A1X's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
Another fabulous gala weekend, some photos below. More can be found at https://railwaygalleries.smugmug.com/Severn-Valley-Railway/Autumn-Steam-Gala-September-2026 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Mick45305 liked acorb's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
There really isn't a lot to do, bar fitting the electronics - which apparently has a date confirmed with the contractor according to the last YouTube update. Don't forget it went to Derby via rail last year, so it is already a known entity to...
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM -
Mick45305 liked neildimmer's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
Photos from my 2 day visit start with Friday, which turned out a very wet afternoon at Bridgnorth!!, excellent running all day i overheard a conversation at Bridgnorth between some footplate crew that 4150 is a very strong engine, far better than...
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Mick45305 liked acorb's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
Not much more to add other than another top notch gala from the SVR. Great selection of locos, the timetable was the perfect balance between interest, reliability and frequency. Trains were very well loaded, but always able to get a seat if...
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
