Severn Valley Railway,March 6, 7, 8, 2009 Festival of Steam

Thursday night, Friday, Saturday. I will be around on the lineside.

 

60007 arrived on Saturday Evening and 70013 arrived Yesterday evening, quickly popped in to see her on the way back from the pub last night, she looks stunning!
only 5029 and 71000 to go then (both apparently arriving tomorrow)
I shall be around on the Friday and Saturday mornings (got work in the afternoon) and hopefully all day sunday, cleaning the locos, we can't be letting 7812 be out-shined now can we ;-)

 

71000 is en-route to the SVR, 71000 will be unloaded tomorrow then moved to Bewdley on thursday morning. 5029 arrives at 1955 hrs on wednesday btw.

 

I shall be there on Saturday and also Sunday if her Ladyship signs me off for a 48 hour pass. [-o<

Paul

 

I'm intending to visit on Sunday, weather permiting, heading north of Bewdley this time. I've spent a lot of time on the Safari Curve section in recent years (not just when the northern section was closed).

I don't have a lineside pass, and normally prefer to be a few hundred yards from the line to show the train in the landscape. I've had a quick look at the Nat.Pres photo guide to the SVR, but it's not one of the most helpful (lots of nick-names for locations and no map references) so any suggestions for good landscape locations gratefully received.

Just one plea to my fellow photographers: when you are not on the lineside, please take off your high-vis jackets.

Thanks in advance.

 

Paul,bring your Ladyship with you ! she may enjoy it ?

MARTIN :-k

 

I'll be getting there to Bridgnorth on Thursday, staying till Monday and will be linesiding on all 3 days.

Highley-Arley (Friday)
Bewdley-Kidderminster (Saturday)
Bridgnorth-Hampton Loade (Sunday)

Shaping up to be a good event and looking forward to it.

 

I'm planning a saturday visit with my wife..

 

I'll be there on Friday and Saturday.

Have been forced into giving out Steel Steam and Stars leaflets for the Grange lads, so come and say hi...

 

Some picture of The Vistors :wink:

http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/hh64 ... 0Crombers/

http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/disp ... =556&pos=8

MARTIN =D>

 

Forced such an harsh word. I'd say more like encouraged.

 

Forced !!! [-X [-X [-X

I'll be there! I haven't decided which day yet. I know Mighty Mogul will be there on the Friday as he has bought his ticket already.

 

I shall be there for Saturday and Sunday of the gala, out with the camera during saturday not long after cleaning the locos at Bewdley. I shall also be on the platform at Highley on the Sunday. Hope to see a good crowd of people there.

 

Forced such an harsh word. I'd say more like encouraged.[/quote:2ysyuinz]

'encouraged' with a big box full of leaflets...

 

Friday night for me, hopfully catch the last services going on shed at Bridgenorth, then a full day saturday, freight off Bridgenorth 08.30, catch the 09.50 off Bridgenorth, arrive Kidderminster 11.11, 11.35 to Bewdley, 12.41 to Arley, 13.31 to 13.54 to Highley 14.57 to Hampton Load, 15.59 to Bridgenorth ready for an evening run back to Kiddrminster, last train back to Bridgenorth arriving 23.12..

I`ve noticed this on the website; ADVANCE BOOKING IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE NOW AT OUR TICKET OFFICE., does this mean they only sell a limited amount of tickets on the day???

 

I can't get there Fri and Sat, but I'll be somewhere around Bewdley with my EOS40D on Sunday.

 

I wonder if anyone connected with the SVR can say if the "change of trains" issue at Bewdley has been addressed? I see from the timetable that there is a one minute difference between up and down trains at Bewdley. I was rather hoping to set up a number of short journeys on the Kidderminster-Bewdley section, but maybe--as usual--this is not really possible?

Thanks

46118

 

I wish the SVR planned it's timetable to connecting national rail services better..
you wouldnt think rail enthusiasts arrive by train would you ?

on Friday the 19.35 leaves 10 minutes before the Brum train arrives.
and arrives back at Kidderminster 5 minutes after the last service train has departed back to Brum !

so sadly no friday night visit for me... even though i'm staying in Brum.

At least the SVR can claim it mimics real life railway planninng in this instance.

 

I can now confirm that 5029 'Nunney Castle' is now on the SVR and now all visiting locos are almost set for Friday morning.