Demonstration Goods Train

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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 (ie. unbraked) wagons. 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.

For the 2017 Autumn Steam Gala, members of the public were able to ride in the brake van of the goods train.

Demonstration Trains used at Severn Valley Steam Galas

2015 Spring Gala

2018 Goods Gala

2018 Goods Gala demonstration freight train

2019 Autumn Steam Gala

Demonstration_Goods_Train_20190919.jpg

See also

Goods Wagons