SVR Spring Steam Gala - 18th-21st April 2025

Galatea announced as 3rd visitor

 

2 Jubs, magic!!
Timetables now showing loco allocations

 

So two Jubilees, a Grange, two Manors and a BR 4MT? That's six 4-6-0s - possibly a unique gala offering?

I certainly hope to be there.

 

The anxious wait for everyone to find out is over! Thankfully haha.

Hope you all enjoy. Very much looking forward to it now.

 

Didn't expect 45699.

Sorry to be "that" person but is it known what way the locos are due to be facing please?

 

Just been looking at bus times link to Bridgnorth as shown on Steam Gala page, and the only day bus route 125 are running is Saturday
No buses Good Friday Easter Sunday and Easter Monday

 

Welcome return for the locomotive I used to [ahem] play on in Kidderminster yard as a child…

 

NORTH (To Bridgnorth)
6880
45596

SOUTH
7802
7812
75069
45699 (AKA 45627)

 

Thank you Harry, much appreciated. Looking forward to it

 

The current loco roster is showing that 7802 is planned to do LE testing KR-BY tomorrow (Thursday 3) and loaded testing KR-HY on Monday to Wednesday next week. Fingers crossed that all goes well.

 

Maybe a blessing in some ways but light rain forcast for Friday & Saturday of the steam gala

 

Not sure I'd be trusting weather forecasts for a week and a half away....! I barely trust what they say will happen the next day let alone that advance!

 

Quite agree. My forecast doesn’t show any rain for the gala, infact it’s suggesting 0.2mm between now and then.

 

Certainly wait till next Tuesday for the forecast.

 

Not long to go now, a shot taken on Monday showing 7802 on her test runs with 7812 in the background....

 

Paths for Galatea and Bahamas
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U50253/2025-04-16/detailed
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K32046/2025-04-17/detailed

 

6880 arrived today.
Currently forecast for the weekend is a little mixed, but no washout days.

 

To be honest I'm hoping for at least a little rain or I can see there being fire issues.

 

We have done quite a fair bit to mitigate these issues and we’ve gone to extra lengths to try ensure we control it. Quite a bit of work the last two weeks has gone in to trying to put a plan in place, with teams asked to go lineside and deal with fires at early stages where possible.

 

Good evening. I can see the SVR website confirms there will be evening only tickets after 4pm available on the day, but I can't find any details on the cost. Does anyone know the price of these tickets. Thanks in advance.