A lazy day at the SVR’s spring gala
I’m on the train…
© Geoff’s Rail Diaries 2018
Geoff’s Rail Diaries
16 March 2018
It’s a three-day event - but the
weather forecast for days two and
three is dire - bitter easterly winds,
snow showers… Friday, though
potentially showery, looks best. Just
for a change, I’ll take a ride on the
trains.
Starting from Bridgnorth, I’m on the
11.55 to Kidderminster, hauled by visiting B12 8572. At
Kidderminster, I’ve got just a few minutes to board the three-
coach “local” back to Bewdley, hauled by visiting 144-year-
old ex-colliery locomotive “Bellerophon” - which, for an
antique, displays some agility on the short trip.
I spent a pleasant - and mostly sunny - couple of hours at
Bewdley, before returning to
Bridgnorth behind the blue King
Edward II. Inevitably, I only saw the
visiting S&D 2-8-0 53808 passing the
train on which I was travelling, and
the only sight of the other visitor, 2-6-
4T 80072, was at Kidderminster - so
no photos of those locomotives.
Nevertheless, an enjoyable outing.
Link: Severn Valley Railway
