Autumn Gala Weekend, Severn Valley Railway

Saturday 26th September 2009

The annual Autumn Steam Gala ran for three days with trains running through the nights of the Friday and Saturday.
The visiting locos were No. 4936 'Kinlet Hall' from the Birmingham Railway Museum at Tyseley, GNR N2 0-6-2T No. 1744
from the Great Central Railway, GWR 0-6-2T No. 5643, owned by the Furness Railway Trust and currently operating on
the Llangollen Railway, and LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T from the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. With the resident
Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 No. 46443 and the recently restored Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 No. 43106, double heading of trains over
the whole length of the line was possible using various combinations of the three Ivatt locos.
Other resident locos operating were the ex-Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST No.813, GWR 0-6-0PT No. 5764,
GWR 2-6-2T Nos. 4566 and 5164 , the two GWR 'Manors' Nos 7802 and 7812 and the LMS Stanier mogul No. 42968.
The day started cloudy but eventually the sun broke through and shone from 2 pm for the rest of the day.
 

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46443 and 41241 Bewdley Tunnel 813 Dowles 5643 Northwood

Ivatt 2-6-0 No. 46443 and 2-6-2T No. 41241
after emerging from Bewdley Tunnel with
the 9.55 from Kidderminster to Bewdley.

GWR ex-Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST No. 813
at Dowles with the 10.34 am goods train
from Bewdley to Arley.

Ex-GWR 0-6-2T No. 5643 climbing towards Dowles
at Northwood with the 10.44 am train from Highley
to Kidderminster.
46443 and 41241 Northwood 1744 Northwood 4936 Highley

Ivatt 2-6-0 No. 46443 and 2-6-2T No. 41241
passing Northwood with the 10.54 am train
from Kidderminster.

GNR Class N2 (later LNER N2) 0-6-2T No. 1744
passing Northwood with the 12.04 pm train from
Kidderminster, consisting of seven teak coaches.

Ex-GWR 'Hall' No. 4936 'Kinlet Hall'
departing from Highley with the
1.02 pm local train to Kidderminster.
43106 Highley 5643 Highley 813 Highley

Ex-LMS Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 No. 43106
passing the Engine House at Highley with
the 1.06 pm train from Kidderminster.

Ex-GWR 0-6-2T No. 5643 departing from Highley
with the 1.58 pm empty stock train to Arley.
   

GWR ex-Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST No. 813
 approaching Highley with the 1.40 pm train
 from Kidderminster to Highley.
1744 Highley 5764 Hay Bridge 42968 Hay Bridge

GNR Class N2 (later LNER N2) 0-6-2T No. 1744
departing from Highley with the 1.50 pm train
from Bridgnorth, consisting of 7 teak coaches.

GWR 0-6-0PT No. 5764 at Hay Bridge with the
3.12pm local train from Highley to Bridgnorth.
   

Ex-LMS Stanier 2-6-0 No. 42968 at Hay Bridge,
slowing for the speed restriction at Sterns,
with the 3.55 pm train from Bridgnorth.

41241 and 46443 Hay Bridge 5764 Hay Bridge (2) 1744 Hay Bridge

Ex-LMS Ivatt 2-6-2T No. 41241 and 2-6-0 No. 46443
 at Hay Bridge, climbing from the speed restriction 
at Sterns, with the 3.15 pm from Kidderminster.

GWR 0-6-0PT No. 5764 at Hay Bridge
with the 4.38 pm local train from
Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade. 

GNR Class N2  0-6-2T No. 1744  near Hay Bridge, 
accelerating from the speed restriction at Sterns, 
with the 4.20 pm train from Kidderminster. 
46443 and 41241 Bewdley (south) 1744 Bewdley South

Ivatt 2-6-0 No. 46443 and 2-6-2T No. 41241 cross
over the Bewdley by-pass, south of the station,
with the 5.00 pm train from Bridgnorth.

GNR Class N2 (later LNER N2) 0-6-2T No. 1744
departing from Bewdley with the 6.05 pm train
from Kidderminster,consisting of 7 teak coaches.


Photographs © 2009, Brian Easter