Severn Valley Railway 40th Anniversary Gala
Last weekend (22-23rd May 2010) there was an event to celebrate forty years of the Severn Valley Railway existence as a heritage line. It was held at the same time as the Members & Shareholder’s event, The weather was great & there was a lovely atmosphere which created a great weekend,
There were many areas normally off-limits which were open to the public . Such as Bewdley Carriage & Works Shed along with Kidderminster shed (with connecting shuttle), loco works and Kidderminster, Bewdley North, Highley and Bridgnorth signal boxes were also open which gave people a unique opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes, and how much work it takes to keep these machines going
In addition, at Bridgnorth Catch-Me-Who-Can was operational too, and there were also two Traction engines pottering away at Bewdley too. The Engine House at Highley was also open, giving people another chance to look at Gordon, Hagley Hall, Midland Compound 1000 plus many other impressive engines. The 82045 Society also had a stall selling merchandise, which was a great opportunity to see how work is progressing on this engine aswell
















