Daily Archives: May 23, 2018

Videos – Day 2 of the Severn Valley Railway 2018 Diesel Gala 18/05/18

On the first day of the Gala at Kidderminster I was standing for about 7 hours as I filmed the trains, so on this day I wanted something more relaxing. With a couple of folding chairs, Andrew and I had an easy day as the trains rolled past, filming from about 10am through to some time after 4pm when the late running 15.49 off Kidderminster with 73136 passed. Heading back to the car we just managed to catch a glimpse of 56078 to finish off our day. There are two videos to cover the day, the first has 50031, 66726, 88010, D832, 55019, D9551, 50049, 33108, D1015 and 47712. The second has 37688, D9551, 47712, 50031, D821, 50049, 55019, 56078, 50035, 33108 and 73136. Oh well, just day 3 to do now, I didn’t bother with the mixed traction day, went for some miniatures instead.

Videos below, running time about 16 minutes each:-

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Videos – Day 1 of the Severn Valley Railway 2018 Diesel Gala 17/05/18

I don’t like starting the day at silly o’clock but timed my arrival at Kidderminster to film the shunters departing on the 09.25 local and stayed to see D832 depart on the 16.11. Most of the filming was from the footbridge, the final videos from alongside the car park. There are seven videos for this day with a running time of about 85 minutes. Locos seen in the videos are listed below, a few units are also seen as they just happened to pass by as I was filming something else, although I purposely added the new livery WM Class 172 172339.

1. – D4100, D3022, 50049, 56078, 73136 and 66169
2. – 45041, 50049, 55019, D3022, D2960, 37688 and 66726
3. – D3022, 55019, 66726, 37688, D9551, 20189 and 45041
4. – 20189, D832, D9551, 47712, 45041, 88010, 37688 and 66726
5. – 66726, 33108, 47712, 37688, 56078, 73136, 33108, D1015 and 20189
6. – 50049, 73136, 20189, 88010, 33108, 56078 and 55014
7. – 33108, 56078, 73136, 55019, D821+D832 and 66726

Videos below:-

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“On This Day” (years ago) May 23rd. 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015

Another one of those days with little choice for photos. Sutton Flyer and Sutton Belle at Cleethorpes Miniature Railway in 2004, 46443 and D1062 at Arley in 2009, 43106 at Highley in 2010, with commemorative headboard, 40 years since the official opening on May 23rd 1970.  31466, 50026 and 57003 at Kings Norton in 2012 and 46233 at Dorridge in 2015.
Photos below:-

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