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'''2019 Autumn Gala'''
 
'''2019 Autumn Gala'''
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*'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]'''
 
*'''[[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]'''
 
*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
 
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*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]
 
*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]
  
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*'''[[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]]'''
No train was run, to conserve coal stocks.
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*[[GWR 101961 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]
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*[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]
  
 
==Demonstration trains at Diesel Galas==
 
==Demonstration trains at Diesel Galas==

Revision as of 18:30, 19 October 2022

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 (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

2017 Autumn Gala

Members of the public were able to ride in the brake van of the goods train.

2018 Goods Gala

2018 Goods Gala demonstration freight train

2019 Autumn Gala

2857 with a demonstration goods train at the 2019 Autumn Steam Gala

2022 Autumn Gala

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