The Thursday and Friday of the SVR Autumn Steam Gala were warm and sunny. We met up with friends for the first two days of the event, starting with a leisurely lunch at the Mug House in Bewdley, outside in the sunshine.
Spam can, City of Wells, was visiting from the East Lancashire Railway, as were the Bluebell Railway’s ex-SR Q Class and the Standard Class 4 from the Mid-Hants Railway. We also took in the Railart Exhibition at the railway museum at Kidderminster station and Rob Rowland’s excellent one-man art show, in the waiting room at Bridgnorth station.
The SVR is my favourite heritage railway. The valley scenery is very attractive and the event itself is always well organised and a pleasure to attend. Bewdley station has a commanding setting and is a hive of activity during gala days, with three well used platforms and the stabling point siding accommodating as many as four steam locomotives at a time.
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