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[[File:Demonstration_Goods_Train_20180603.jpg|thumb|300px|right|2857 with a demonstration goods train at the 2018 Goods Gala.]] | [[File:Demonstration_Goods_Train_20180603.jpg|thumb|300px|right|2857 with a demonstration goods train at the 2018 Goods Gala.]] | ||
| − | A '''demonstration goods train''' is often run during the [[Spring Steam Gala]] and [[Autumn Steam Gala]] and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled ( | + | A '''demonstration goods train''' is often run during the [[Spring Steam Gala]] and [[Autumn Steam Gala]] and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (i.e. unbraked) [[Goods Wagons | goods wagons from the SVR-based fleet]]. A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a [[:Category:Brake vans| brake van (guard's van)]] is also used at the rear. When not in use, the wagons are usually stored in [[Bewdley Down Yard]]. |
| − | + | An incomplete listing of notable events and vehicles used is below. | |
| − | ==Demonstration | + | ==Demonstration trains used at Steam Galas== |
| − | + | '''2015 Spring Gala''' | |
*'''[[GWR Pannier 1501]]''' | *'''[[GWR Pannier 1501]]''' | ||
*[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]] | *[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]] | ||
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*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]] | *[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]] | ||
| − | + | '''2017 Autumn Gala''' | |
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| + | Members of the public were able to ride in the brake van of the goods train. | ||
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| + | '''2018 Goods Gala''' | ||
[[File:2857 20180602.jpg|thumb|300px|right|2018 Goods Gala demonstration freight train]] | [[File:2857 20180602.jpg|thumb|300px|right|2018 Goods Gala demonstration freight train]] | ||
*'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]''' | *'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]''' | ||
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*[[GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]] | *[[GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]] | ||
| − | + | '''2019 Autumn Gala''' | |
[[File: Demonstration_Goods_Train_20190919.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Demonstration_Goods_Train_20190919.jpg]] | [[File: Demonstration_Goods_Train_20190919.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Demonstration_Goods_Train_20190919.jpg]] | ||
*'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]''' | *'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]''' | ||
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*[[GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon]] | *[[GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon]] | ||
*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]] | *[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]] | ||
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| + | '''2022 Spring Gala''' | ||
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| + | No train was run, to conserve coal stocks. | ||
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| + | ==Demonstration trains at Diesel Galas== | ||
| + | The 1996 Autumn Diesel Gala included four milk tankers hired in to recreate WR scenes of the past. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | [[Goods Wagons]] | + | *[[Goods Wagons]] |
| + | *[[:Category:Brake vans| Brake Vans]] | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 19 October 2022
A demonstration goods train is often run during the Spring Steam Gala and Autumn Steam Gala and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (i.e. unbraked) goods wagons from the SVR-based fleet. A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a brake van (guard's van) is also used at the rear. When not in use, the wagons are usually stored in Bewdley Down Yard.
An incomplete listing of notable events and vehicles used is below.
Demonstration trains used at Steam Galas
2015 Spring Gala
- GWR Pannier 1501
- Cadbury's 346 Goods Van
- GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon
- GWR 40841 Ballast Wagon
- GWR 60906 Ballast Wagon
- GWR 83831 Loco Coal Wagon
- GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon
- GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
- GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van.
- GWR 65801 Mogo Van
- GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
- GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van
2017 Autumn Gala
Members of the public were able to ride in the brake van of the goods train.
2018 Goods Gala
- GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco
- GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van
- GWR 104621 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
- GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van
- GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon
- GWR 83831 Loco Coal Wagon
- GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van
- Esso Oil Tank Wagon 2686
- GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
- GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van
- GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
- Cadbury's 346 Goods Van
- GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- WD 55577 Brake Van (fictitious number)
- GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van
2019 Autumn Gala
- GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco
- GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 2303 Fruit Van
- SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522
- GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van
- GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van
- GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
- GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon
- GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van
2022 Spring Gala
No train was run, to conserve coal stocks.
Demonstration trains at Diesel Galas
The 1996 Autumn Diesel Gala included four milk tankers hired in to recreate WR scenes of the past.
