Image Collections

This page aims to catalogue external photo collections that are available online, possibly under copyright. Permission may or may not have been given to use the photographs on this site. If the permission situation is not explicitly stated, please contact Danny252 to check if a request has already been made.

Photos are generally ordered geographically, although some photos of individual events are grouped by date.

James S. Doubleday Collection

Uploaded to Flickr by John Turner, copyright owned by 53A Models of Hull.

Location	Date	Comments	File or Link
Bridgnorth	1958	A view from the footbridge of an empty Bridgnorth station	Link
Highley	1958	A view of Highley from the footbridge, with the winding gear for Alveley colliery visible in the distance, and several coal wagons in the yard.	Link
Arley	1959	A class 116 DMUDiesel Multiple Unit arrives at Arley.	Link
Hartlebury	1958	A view of Hartlebury station	Link

Ernie's Railway Archive

Many more photos may be available, archive not fully examined. It has been requested that photos from this collection are not uploaded to the SVRSevern Valley Railway Wiki.

Location	Date	Comments	File or Link
Buildwas	Aug 1962	9639 with a short train ex Much Wenlock	Link
Bridgnorth	3 Jan 1965	A deserted post-closure Bridgnorth station	Link
Hampton Loade	1962	GWRGreat Western Railway Railcar in DMUDiesel Multiple Unit Green with a northbound service in the platform	Link
Cleobury Mortimer	15 Jul 1961	GWRGreat Western Railway Railcar in BRBritish Rail or British Railways Carmine and Cream at Cleobury Mortimer	Link
Neen Sollars	15 Jul 1961	Neen Sollars station	Link
Tenbury Wells	15 Jul 1961	Railcar in Carmine and Cream at station	Link
Tenbury Wells	15 Jul 1961	GWRGreat Western Railway 1445 with autocoach in platform	Link
Tenbury Wells	29 Jul 1961	GWRGreat Western Railway 1445 arrives with autotrain on last day of services	Link
Tenbury Wells	29 Jul 1961	GWRGreat Western Railway 1445 shunts autotrain on last day of services	Link
Tenbury Wells	29 Jul 1961	GWRGreat Western Railway 1445 shunts autotrain on last day of services	Link
Tenbury Wells	29 Jul 1961	GWRGreat Western Railway 1445 with autotrain waits to depart for Woofferton on last day of services	Link
Woofferton Jn	29 Jul 1961	GWRGreat Western Railway 1445 arrives with autotrain ex Tenbury Wells on last day of services to Tenbury	Link
Woofferton Jn	29 Jul 1961	Station nameboard at Woofferton Jn	Link

Robert Gadsdon Collection

Location	Date	Comments	File or Link
Woofferton Jn	29 Jul 1961	GWRGreat Western Railway 6144 approaches Woofferton Jn on the last day of services to Tenbury	Link
Bridgnorth	1976	DB 064 305-6 shunts at Bridgnorth	Link

David Rostance Collection

A large collection of SVRSevern Valley Railway photos from the beginning of preservation to the 1980s, with detailed captions. More modern photos are also available, but aren't listed here.

Location	Date	Comments	File or Link
Bridgnorth	2 Apr 1967	3205 and two CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 coaches in Platform 2 at Bridgnorth	Link
Bridgnorth	23 Apr 1967	3205 and 46443 pose at Bridgnorth	Link
Bridgnorth	23 Apr 1967	3205 shunts at Bridgnorth, with 46443 in the background	Link
Bridgnorth	23 Apr 1967	46443 shunts two coaches	Link
Bridgnorth	26 Nov 1967	46443 and 3205 rest in a quiet Bridgnorth station	Link
Bridgnorth	26 Nov 1967	GWRGreat Western Railway 813, still liveried as NCBNational Coal Board No. 11, awaits restoration	Link
Bridgnorth	26 Nov 1967	GWRGreat Western Railway coaches 5787 and 7285 in the yard	Link
Bridgnorth	15 Apr 1968	46443 departs Bridgnorth during the first Spring Steam Gala	Link
Bridgnorth	22 Dec 1968	46443 shunts coaching stock	Link
Bridgnorth	26 Dec 1968	Railcar W22W and LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway coaches sit at Bridgnorth in the snow on Boxing Day	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	8233 and 70000 Britannia in Bridgnorth shed, along with a PWPermanent Way trolley	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	8233 and 70000 in Bridgnorth Yard	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	70000 Britannia in Bridgnorth Yard	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	70000 Brittania in Bridgnorth Yard	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	MPDMotive Power Depot Staff, a Wickham Trolley, and 7819 Hinton Manor in the shed	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	Restoration work in the loco works	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	Carriage cleaners work on a coach in Platform 2	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	"Right Away" on Platform 2	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	Permanent Way workers	Link
Bridgnorth	18 Jun 1978	47383 waits to depart Platform 1	Link
Bridgnorth	13 Aug 1978	7819 Hinton Manor sets back across the Cleobury road bridge. Note the old home signal bracket.	Link
Bridgnorth	17 Dec 1978	A steam crane erects the new (current) bracket signal at Bridgnorth	Link
Bridgnorth	26 Apr 1981	80079 takes the 12.5pm to Bewdley towards Oldbury Viaduct in a very late snow	Link
Bridgnorth	26 Apr 1981	A snowy Bridgnorth - in April!	Link
Bridgnorth	Jun 1981	D1062 Western Courier in the yard, shortly after being repainted	Link
Bridgnorth	31 Mar 1986	6960 Raveningham Hall departs with the 2.05 Bridgnorth-Kidderminster	Link
Bridgnorth	21 Jun 1986	3440 City of Truro approaches Oldbury Viaduct with the 3.35 to Kidderminster	Link
Bridgnorth	21 Jun 1986	3440 City of Truro pilots 5051 Drysllwyn Castle with the 11.05 to Kidderminster	Link
Eardington	31 Aug 1975	5764 pilots 4566 up Eardington Bank	Link
Eardington	24 Oct 1976	43106 begins the climb over Eardington Bank	Link
Eardington	17 Mar 1979	5764 climbs Eardington with the 12.35pm Bewdley-Bridgnorth in the snow	Link
Eardington	1 Apr 1979	6960 Raveningham Hall with the 11.45 Bridgnorth-Bewdley	Link
Eardington	15 Sep 1979	7819 Hinton Manor hauls a GW Society special returning from Bridgnorth to Paddington	Link
Hampton Loade	22 Oct 1967	Railcar W22W sits at Hampton Loade in DMUDiesel Multiple Unit Green livery	Link
Hampton Loade	14 Apr 1974	5764 arrives at Hampton Loade on a Bridgnorth-Highley service	Link
Hampton Loade	30 Mar 1980	D1013 Western Ranger, painted in desert sand livery, approaches Waterworks Crossing with the 12.50pm Bridgnorth-Arley	Link
Hampton Loade	12 Sep 1982	3205 departs with a service to Bewdley	Link
Alveley	9 Sep 1979	7819 Hinton Manor passes the site of the Alveley Miners Halt with the 11.10am Bridgnorth-Foley Park on a gala service	Link
Highley	25 Mar 1979	7819 Hinton Manor with a Hampton-Bewdley services, the line to Bridgnorth being closed due to land slippage (at Sterns?)	Link
Highley	1 Apr 1979	6960 Raveningham Hall with the 11.45 Bridgnorth-Bewdley south of Highley	Link
Highley	1 Apr 1979	D1062 Western Courier approaches Highley with the 2.0pm Bewdley-Bridgnorth	Link
Highley	13 May 1979	47383 with the 3.5pm Bridgnorth-Bewdley south of Highley	Link
Arley	16 Apr 1979	80079 with the 2.0pm Bewdley-Bridgnorth near Severn Lodge	Link
Arley	4 Apr 1983	7812 Erlestoke Manor with the 4.45pm Bridgnorth-Bewdley	Link
Arley	21 Sep 1986	WebbFrancis Webb, Locomotive Superintendant/Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Western Railway 1871-1903 Coal Tank 1054 departs Arley for Kidderminster	Link
Trimpley	17 Apr 1979	4566 with the 4.15pm Bewdley-Bridgnorth	Link
Trimpley	25 Apr 1982	3205 with a Highley-Bewdley demonstration goods	Link
Trimpley	27 Nov 1983	5164 with the 2.30pm Bewdley-Arley	Link
Trimpley	27 Nov 1983	46521 with the 2.15pm Arley-Bewdley	Link
Bewdley	27 May 1975	46521 approaches Bewdley from Bridgnorth	Link
Bewdley	13 Nov 1976	Sulzer Type 2s 25292 and 25272 depart with the Severn Valley Limited to Paddington, consisting of a full rake of GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 coaching stock	Link
Bewdley	13 Nov 1976	The Severn Valley Limited to Paddington passes Bewdley South signal box	Link
Bewdley	13 Nov 1976	45110, 5746 and 46512 at Bewdley early in the morning	Link
Bewdley	2 Jan 1978	GWRGreat Western Railway coach 6913 undergoes restoration	Link
Bewdley	8 Dec 1985	6960 Raveningham Hall with an Arley-Kidderminster service	Link
Bewdley	20 Apr 1986	75069 passes Bewdley South signal box. Note the lack of distant arms, and the disc signal for the Rock Siding	Link
Bewdley	11 Oct 1987	D1062 Western Courier arrives with a service to Kidderminster	Link
Rifle Range	23 Dec 1984	6960 Raveningham Hall with an Arley-Kidderminster train	Link
Kidderminster	25 Nov 1984	43106 approaches from Bewdley	Link
Kidderminster	25 Nov 1984	43106 arrives from Arley, passing the SVRSevern Valley Railway yard under construction	Link
Kidderminster	9 Dec 1984	7812 in 1EL	Link

Severn Valley Pioneer railtour

This railtour is listed on Six Bells Junction.

Location	Date	Comments	File or Link
Kidderminster	5 May 1979	EEEnglish Electric Type 4The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp 40106 passes Kidderminster Junction with the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Severn Valley Pioneer' from Cardiff. 25107 sits on the SVRSevern Valley Railway branch in preparation to take the train forwards.	Link
Kidderminster	5 May 1979	Sulzer Type 2The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 1001 bhp to 1499 bhp 25107 crosses the Worcester Road Bridge with the 'Severn Valley Pioneer' en route to Bridgnorth	Link
Victoria Bridge	5 May 1979	7819 Hinton Manor pulls away from Victoria Bridge with the 'Severn Valley Pioneer', bound for Bridgnorth	Link
Bridgnorth	5 May 1979	D1062 Western Courier departs Bridgnorth with the return 'Severn Valley Pioneer'	Link
Bewdley	5 May 1979	D1062 Western Courier approaches Bewdley with the return 'Severn Valley Pioneer'	Link
Kidderminster	5 May 1979	E Type 4The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp 40106 leaving Kidderminster over Hoobrook Viaduct with the return 'Severn Valley Pioneer'	Link

Richard Greenhaigh Collection

Two pre-preservation photos uploaded by David Rostance.

Location	Date	Comments	File or Link
Bridgnorth	Aug 1963	41202 sits in Platform 1 at Bridgnorth having arrived from Shrewsbury	Link
Bridgnorth	Aug 1963	41202 leads a northbound train over Hollybush Road and into Bridgnorth Tunnel	Link

Peter Shoesmith Collection

A selection of pre-preservation photos uploaded by Geoff Dowling on Flickr, jointly owned by Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse.

Location	Date	Comments	File or Link
Coalport	5 Nov 1966	82009 with a Southbound service at Coalport.	Link
Bridgnorth	25 Jul 1959	4114 with a Northbound service at Bridgnorth.	Link
Tenbury	13 Jun 1959	Railcar W20W at Tenbury. Signal box prominent in photo.	Link
Wyre Forest Line	Before closure	Railcar W32W(?) between Tenbury and Bewdley. Colour photo, BRBritish Rail or British Railways livery.	Link
Stourport	1968	0-4-0 Saddle Tank Sir Thomas Royden and another tank at Stourbridge Power Station	Link
Hartlebury	25 Jul 1959	Railcar W22W at Hartlebury. B&W, but DMUDiesel Multiple Unit Green livery with whiskers	Link

Paul Bryson Collection

A number of photos of industrial locomotives at Stourport and Ironbridge in the 1970s.

Location	Date	Comments	File or Link
Stourport	14 Oct 1972	Peckett 0-4-0ST 1893 hauling coal wagons at Stourport CEGB	Link
Stourport	14 Oct 1972	As above	Link
Stourport	14 Oct 1972	As above	Link
Stourport	1 May 1973	Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST 2088 at Stourport CEGB.	Link
Stourport	1 May 1973	Plate on 1893 indicating that the locomotive has been registered with the GWRGreat Western Railway, and may run on various lines at Buildwas, indicating the locomotive formerly worked at Ironbridge A Power Station	Link
Stourport	1 May 1973	2088 in an excellent elevated view of the power station	Link
Stourport	1 May 1973	1893 hauling coal wagons, in another elevated shot of the site	Link
Ironbridge	1 Jan 1974	Peckett 0-4-0ST at Ironbridge CEGB	Link
Ironbridge	1 Jan 1974	As above	Link