Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival 16th-19th May 2024

Visitors announced so far:
73119
69009
37409
2 x Class 70 (Colas and Freightliner)
Class 59 (Freightliner)

D182 and 37263 will be also making appearances.
https://svr.co.uk/event/spring-diesel-festival/

 

Not my cup of tea, but I've already bought my 3-day rover and booked a hotel. Home fleet and 37409 for me!

 

A pair of HST powercars from Rail Adventure announced as visiting.

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Genuine question. Will there be anymore heritage visitors? At the moment, I can sell my 3-day rover and buy a day ticket.

 

The Class 17 will require repairs prior to the diesel gala. Whilst at the K&ESR, it sprung a coolant leak. Hopefully it is a minor fault and resolvable but if not, the Clayton may be out of action.

 

More 20s and a Colas HST (2+3) announced. Colas 70 unable to attend now but replacement being arranged.
https://svr.co.uk/event/spring-diesel-festival/
5 class 20s in use: 20007, 20048, 20142, 20189, 20205

 

Timetable: https://svr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SDF24-Timetable_Public_v1.pdf
A couple of TBA which will be sorted out in due course.

 

Lots of bashers not happy on the SVR Facebook post of the timetable. From what I can see, the 69 makes one evening trip KR-BY-KR return on the Saturday, and the 70 hauls a KR-BH service which then forms the last train back to KR, which it tags on the back of, anybody going by mainline train will be long gone by then.

I assume it's down to train crew being available from the FOCs? But one has to ask what is the point of getting these locos in and making a big fuss about it if they aren't running most of the time. ELR seem to be able to run the mainline locos in the day.

 

Bashers or Ned’s?

 

The ELR have an advantage of their own airbraked stock. The SVR doesn't so it is hired in.

 

Plenty of hotels in the area …with the number of AB visitors they were never going to all work one day .

 

Not everybody has the time or money to spend on hotels which have shot up in price the last few years, especially with just 2 weeks notice. I am not interested in attending SVR diesel galas myself, just making a point.

 

Yes very disappointing I have a 3 and a half hour rail journey to get to the SVR, booked Thursday and Saturday but have to leave about 4pm to get home at a decent hour

 

An updated timetable available with revised loco allocations: https://svr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SDF24-Timetable_Public_v11.pdf

 

Personally, I'm very pleased with the timetable. The people who want to "red-pen" the modern stuff can have a trundle down to Bewdley, while the rest of us have plenty of decent paths to enjoy behind the good stuff. Everyone's a winner (even if not all the locos are).

 

37409 and the air braked set have arrived.

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Kidderminster booking office will be open 1700-1900 tomorrow if anyone wants to collect their wristbands early.

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Freightliner 59.206 is running light from Westbury to Kidderminster, SVR. It's currently passing Heyford at 09:25, some 37 mins early. <BJ>

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R09014/2024-05-17/detailed

 

i went down to the SVR Spring Diesel Gala yesterday Thursday 16th May 2024
37263, 70005, 20142 Sir John Betjeman & 20189 Kidderminster station
https://railway-photography.smugmug...-Diesel-Gala-Thursday-16th-May-2024/i-P6K2ZZJ

Neil

 

Issues with the HST leading to a 15 min delay. HST now fixed and will pick up its diagram shortly.

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