The Severn Valley Railway is delighted to team up with 'Steam Railway Magazine' for its spring steam enthusiasts' gala event. One of the great enthusiasts' events of the year.

Thomas is back at the SVR ! ! !

Come and meet Thomas the Tank Engine TM, every child’s No. 1 blue engine, as he makes a welcome return to the Severn Valley Railway for two weekends over the school Easter holidays. Sir Topham Hatt, the Fat Controller will also be there to make sure that the engines behave themselves. Take a ride to the Imagination Station behind some of Thomas’s other friends.

At the Imagination Station:

Meet 'Gordon' - the big blue engine.

Visit the children's adventure play area.

Go to the 'Day Out With Thomas' cinema.

Take part in the children's colouring competition.

Enjoy the magic show.

Visit the 'Flag & Whistle Food Stop'.

Well-stocked gift-shop.

Receive a free 'Junior Engineers Certificate' & Temporary Tattoos, Stickers & Mega Bloks toys.

Special timetable.

All activities and attractions are included in the fare.

Advance booking is strongly advised.

Click here to purchase your tickets.

c 2012 Gullane (Thomas) Limited                          In partnership with MEGABLOKS

We celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Severn Valley line between Worcester and Shrewsbury on February 1st 1862.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria will visit the line over this weekend, calling at our stations to enjoy the entertainments of the time with her subjects.

Attractions include:

A cavalcade of working steam locomotives at Kidderminster including the oldest working steam locomotive in Great Britain. Take a short ride behind Furness Railway 0-4-0 No. 20 at Kidderminster.

The presence of her gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria who will visit all parts of the line in her own special train. Her Majesty will arrive at Kidderminster station before she boards her train. She will meet Railway staff and her other subjects throughout the day.

Photographic display in Kidderminster Railway Museum recording the history of the line.

Visit the Victorian beach at Arley complete with traditional 19th century Punch & Judy Show.

Highley Brass Band.

Victorian Classroom.

Come as you are or, if you wish, enter into the spirit of the occasion by wearing a costume of the Victorian era.

Special timetable.

Our Evening Scenic Special is operated by our diesel unit on the following summer Saturday evenings:

Departing at 7.00pm from Kidderminster, enjoy a leisurely journey all the way to Bridgnorth. If you wish you may order a fish and chip supper when on the train (additional charge).

Why not wash it down with a glass (or two) of one of our our ales available in the Railwaymans Arms, right on the platform at Bridgnorth.

'Freedom of the Line' tickets are valid on this train if you want to make a long day of it, or you can purchase an evening ticket from the staff on the train.

Bar facilities are available on this train.

A brand new event for 2012.

Bridgnorth station gets 'all steamed up' this weekend with a miniature railway, traction engines, stationary steam engines, model railways and even a velocipede! What's this? Come along and see!

This event is part of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway between Worcester, Bewdley, Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury.

Saturday: Timetable C, Sunday: Timetable B

We turn the clocks back to the 1940's with this lighthearted journey back to wartime Britain. This is one of our most popular events of the year.

Come as you are or why not dress in 1940s style!!!!!

An intensive service of trains moving troops and their families up and down the line.

Costumed re-enactors and displays.

Battle re-enactment with pyrotechnics.

A 1940's Wedding.

Replica RAF operations room.

Visit by King George VI with his wife Queen Elizabeth who will be entertaining in their royal carriage.

A visit by the Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill with speeches.

Replica 1940s displays including a typical 1940s house, an allotment, air raid shelters & ARP post.

Pre-1945 vehicle displays at most stations.

Flypast by aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

(please note that this attraction is currently NOT confirmed)

Kevin Mack - the 1940s crooner.

The ever-popular Big Band Band-Show the the Allen Francis Big Band takes place at Kidderminster Station on June 23rd and June 30th.

(additional charge)

Sales stalls selling 1940s clothing, uniforms and other memorabilia.

Special timetable.

Come as you are or in the costume of the period but, with sensitivity for those with difficult memories, please note that Nazi and SS uniforms, red swastika armbands and portrayals of Adolf Hitler are NOT permitted. The carrying of firearms, replica or deactivated, is not allowed at the Severn Valley Railway unless authorised by the event organisers.

ALL parking is suspended at Highley station and at The Engine House Visitor Centre throughout this event.

Peep Behind the Scenes provides an insight into all the hard work that goes into keeping the SVR and its heritage trains running.

Talk to our backroom boys who will be only too pleased to share their enthusiasm for railway restoration and operation with you.

The optional additional charge for wristbands allows admission to some of our workshop and other facilities not normally open to the public.

New for 2012, the 'Steam & Whistle Activity Club' is just the ticket for patient parents rattling through the summer holidays!

A firm favourite with real ale fans, our Beer Festival, organised by Bridgnorth CAMRA, returns to Bridgnorth station in 2012.

Make a note of the dates now!

Timetable B - Thursday & Friday

Timetable C - Saturday

Whether it's a 'Crossley' or a 'Leyland', an 'AEC' or a 'Daimler', these

famous names are music to the ears of the bus enthusiast.

Our bus rally, based at Bewdley station, has now become a firm favourite in the calendar.

Please note: Parking is not available at Bewdley station during this event. Free parking is available at Bewdley High School which is only a 5-minute easy walk away in Stourport Road, Bewdley.

With a great collection of steam locomotives, a very frequent service of trains and all-night operation. Something for all railway enthusiasts.

Locomotives for this event are now being finalised and will include:

Ex-LNWR Coal Tank 0-6-2 No.7799  - Built in the late 19th century to a design by Chief Engineer, Francis W. Webb.

Special timetable which includes all-night operation

Our three-day diesel traction event is back for a second year with a full diesel-only timetable operating on all three days and a train service operating well into the evenings.

We are pleased to announce the first visiting locomotive:

Class 17 Clayton D8568

based on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway

Owned by The Diesel Traction Group

A spectacularly unsuccessful class, the class 17 or Claytons were a victim of poor design and a down-turn in freight traffic on the railways in the 1960s. 117 of the class were built in three years from 1962. The majority of the twin-Paxman-engined locos were built by Clayton Co.  but later locos were built by Beyer Peacock with GEC electrical equipment. The Claytons finished their days based at Polmadie in Glasgow, with all withdrawn from service by 1972. Only four escaped the scrap yard at that time; three were dispatched to the RTC at Derby for further use but were later cut up, while the only survivor went into industrial use before being secured for preservation.

Further locomotives will be announced shortly.

Special timetable

THERE WILL BE NO DAYTIME STEAM SERVICE ON THESE DATES.

In conjunction with Bridgnorth Jazz Festival.

Join Mike Piggott - violin and Spats Langham - guitar who will both entertain you on your journey from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth.

The train departs Kidderminster at 10.25am. Return by any train. Tickets for the Bridgnorth 'Jazz Trail' will be available to purchase on the train during the journey to Bridgnorth.

A hit with families in 2011, our Halloween services will keep you on the edge of your seats!

Further information will follow shortly.

Join with the staff and passengers of the SVR as we remember those who gave their all in wartime.

There will be a special service at Kidderminster Town station. The service commences at 10.45am and we pause, with the nation, for 2 minutes silence at 11.00am.

There will also be a Service of Remembrance at Bridgnorth.

Timetable A

A firm favourite with families who return year after year. Travel from Kidderminster to visit Santa in his grotto at Arley. Presents for all fare-paying children and reserved seats on your outward journey.

Our Christmas Carol Trains are an ever-popular part of our Christmas season of services. Why not get your Christmas off to a very special traditional start!

Our Christmas Carol train, operated by our diesel unit, departs from Kidderminster for a return journey to Highley. On the way the train will stop at Arley, where carols will be sung.

Then it's back onto the train for the journey to Highley.

At Highley you will leave the train for the short walk [approximately 150 yards] to The Engine House, our Visitor Centre, where the choir will again lead the singing and a warming glass of punch and a mince pie will be served to passengers.

Other light snacks and a limited bar will also be available at additional cost.

Then its back to the train for the return journey to Kidderminster.

With the Christmas festivities over, why not blow the cobwebs clean away with a leisurely steam train journey along the Severn Valley.

Trains operate daily over the full length of the line from December 26th to January 6th inclusive.

The Engine House, our Visitor Centre at Highley, is also open throughout this period and makes an ideal point to break your journey. Why not stop off for a visit to this exciting exhibition and enjoy a bite to eat in the Flag & Whistle Food Stop?

Special timetable to be announced.