Steam Locos & Engineering Servs

Patrick Hearn

Nov 15, 20191 min read

6960 Raveningham Hall

6960 Raveningham Hall is staying on the Severn Valley Railway until 2021, at which point the locomotives boiler certification will have expi

Patrick Hearn

Sep 24, 20191 min read

7812 Erlestoke Manor Overhaul update

The Erlesoke Manor Fund has published a September 2019 update with details and images of work underway on loco 7812

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 5, 20191 min read

75069 returns to traffic

Following repairs, 75069 will return to traffic on diagram AN1 on Friday 6 September. See https://www.svrlive.com/post/75069-returns-to-tra

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 29, 20191 min read

45110 returns

45110 returned to the SVR on 28 August, having attended the Great Dorset Steam Fair at Blandford.

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.