SVR Autumn Steam Gala 20th-23rd September 2018

First announcement as a Christmas present:
6233 Duchess of Sutherland, appearing in LMS crimson lake.

http://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=819

 

Merry Christmas to all .
How about this 'steam giant' running on the overnights!!

 

Hello, yes, my comment was somewhat 'tongue in cheek'! Delighted to see this loco is booked for this wonderful 'festival' and I managed a couple of (rubbish) shots in the dark at Bewdley last time the loco visited as well as a trip behind her.

 

6233 also appearing at East Lancs in Oct according to Heritage Railway. Nothing yet on website.
If 34092 still there and No 9 hangs around, not a bad three to start with.

 

Just a quick update, the ASG now has its own event page:
http://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=100
Hopefully, some of the details will be filled in soon.

 

Next visitor announced is Q6 63395

 

Good choice!

 

Damn, looks like I'll have to go to this one too looking at those guests! Oh well...

 

45231 Sherwood Forester announced as visiting from mid-july up to and including the ASG.

 

Hope that the 5 is on the over night running - or at least into the early evening

 

Advance warning, due to the rebuild of the mainline station there will be traffic lights on Comberton Hill outside the station.

 

Basic timetable:
http://www.svr.co.uk/pdf/Special Events/SVR Autumn Steam Gala 2018 - Public Timetables.pdf

 

45231 is listed on the SVR timetable, but is also still down as working the revised Sugar Loaf Mountaineer on Sunday 23rd. It obviously can't be in two places at once...

http://www.pathfindertours.co.uk/in...reader/events/the-sugar-loaf-mountaineer.html

 

Timetable looks good, much more frequent full line service with most trains taking 1hr 8 or 1hr 23 end to end KR to BH and 1hr 20 the other way, not bad at all.

Looks like 4 'main sets', one local and auto. Look forward to it! Hopefully some Goods in the day time?

 

Just noticed this on the SVR website page for the ASG

 

Attractions include:

• Overnight running on Friday and Saturday with No. 7802 Bradley Manor and 'Flying Pig' No. 43106.
• Autotrains with No. 1450, using one (push-pull) or two coaches (sandwich mode).
• Early morning walk-on breakfast train from Bridgnorth and Kidderminster on Saturday and Sunday.
• Severn Valley Limited Dining Train on Sunday.
• Eardington Halt open for visits (trains will not stop here).
• Full line and local services to-ing and fro-ing.
• Paddock Railway and Coalyard Miniature Railway in steam.
• Step inside The Engine House to see two new residents: Small Prairie No. 4566 and Pannier Tank No. 5764.

Provisional locomotive roster:

• Thursday: 2857, 7714, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 63395 + TBC.
• Friday: 1450, 2857, 7714, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 34027 Taw Valley, 45231 The Sherwood Forester, 63395 + TBC.
• Saturday: 813, 1450, 2857, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 34027 Taw Valley, 45231 The Sherwood Forester, 63395 + TBC.
• Sunday: 813, 1450, 2857, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 43106, 45231 The Sherwood Forester + TBC.

From this I assume 1501 is spare for the event.

 

"Further visiting locomotives will be announced shortly!"

:O