Severn Valley Railway - Spring Steam Gala - Saturday 21st March 2015

The Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Gala marked my first major gala visit of the year. As usual the railway ran an intensive timetable, with a mix of full line, local, and goods trains throughout the day.

As 2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of the SVR, the railway aimed to bring in engines that were related to the line in some way. Four guest locos were brought in, although only two had actually been seen on SVR metals before, previous resident No. L92 (5786) from the South Devon, and previous visitor Coal Tank No. 1054 from the Worth Valley. The two debutants were Dubdee No 90733, also from the Worth Valley, and GWR No. 4270 from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire. They all ran alongside the home fleet to kick off the anniversary year in style. The full line up was:-

|WD 2-8-0 No 90733 (courtesy of the Keighley & Worth Valley)
|LNWR Coal Tank No. 1054 (courtesy of the Keighley & Worth Valley)
|GWR 5700 Class No L92 (courtesy of the South Devon)
|GWR 4200 Class No 4270 (courtesy of the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire)
|GWR 2800 Class No 2857
|BR(W) 1500 Class No 1501
|GWR 1400 Class No 1450
|GWR 4500 Class No 4566
|SR BoB Class No 34053 'Sir Keith Park'*
|GWR Manor Class No 7812 'Erlestoke Manor'**
|LMS 4MT No 43106**

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