Marketing & Events

Patrick Hearn

Apr 3, 20201 min read

SVR Driver's Eye View on GWR 4566 - Live event 4th April 2020

There's a YouTube premiere tomorrow (4th April) at 12.30 of SVR Driver's Eye View on GWR 4566 at https://youtu.be/711h9ZqH57w. It will be...

Patrick Hearn

Mar 30, 20201 min read

SVR appeal on BBC Midlands

See the video of BBC Midlands Today's report from 29th March on the SVR's emergency appeal. We need to find £250,000 to keep the Railway...

Patrick Hearn

Oct 8, 20191 min read

Ghost trains - new video

See the SVR's promotional YouTube video https://www.svrlive.com/post/ghost-trains-video-2019

Patrick Hearn

Oct 1, 20191 min read

Chopper for Autumn Diesel Gala!

Sep 10, 20191 min read

Locomotive 60163 Tornado is heading to the SVR

LNER-design Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 ‘Tornado’ is to visit the SVR in November, between two West Midlands-originating railtours.

Sep 4, 20191 min read

Diesel roster 2019 updated...

Diesel roster updated again today - https://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=26 Image D9551 approaching Bewdley 1/9/19 by Tony Carwithen

Sep 3, 20191 min read

Three first-time visitors for 2019 Autumn Steam Gala

The sole-surviving Q Class, No. 30541, is the third visiting engine at our four day festival of steam, from September 19th-22nd

Aug 30, 20191 min read

Glorious return(s)

50033 Glorious was towed back to the SVR by 50007 Hercules on 29 August following a repaint at Eastleigh. Photo: Kenny Felstead

Aug 30, 20191 min read

New for 2019 - tickets now on sale

Steaming from Bridgnorth, this spectacular illuminated adventure has magical creatures, sparkling lights, snow and thrills

Aug 29, 20191 min read

813 to Didcot

GWR 813 will no longer appear at the SVR's Autumn Gala. Instead it will head to Didcot Railway Centre from Beamish.

Patrick Hearn

Oct 1, 20182 min read

'Wolverhampton Railways Revisited' - now available

Wolverhampton Branch have now published a further volume of photographs of Wolverhampton railway scenes