Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Reunion Gala

No Comments Written by whizzbang on March 4, 2010 in Events, Steam Locomotives.

I am hoping to go and see this years Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Reunion Gala, which takes place from Friday March 5th to Sunday March 7th, 2010, and will be celebrating the line’s 40th anniversary as a heritage line. As part of the celebrations, it will feature visiting locomotives which have all been past members of the SVR fleet, these have now been confirmed as:

*BR Standard 2 2-6-0 no.78019 from the Great Central Railway
*GWR Pannier no.5786 from South Devon Railway.
*LNER 2-6-0 no.61994 “The Great Marquess”
*GWR 0-6-2T no.6695 from Swanage

Incidentally No 61994 The Great Marquess is the only one of six Gresley designed LNER K4 2-6-0 Moguls to survive into preservation, so I am looking forward to seeing it along with all the others

Representing the home fleet will be locomotives which may include: Large Prairie no 5164, Small Prairie no 4566, GWR 7812 “Erlestoke Manor”, Ivatt Class 2 no 46443, Stanier Mogul no 42968 and Ivatt Class 4 no 43106 (AKA The Flying Pig).

The Engine House, Visitor & Education Centre will also be open at Highley, so visitors will also have a chance to see locomotives such as

LMR 2-10-0 no 600 Gordon, GWR 4930 Hagley Hall, The Midland Compound no 1000 and Stanier 8f no 48773