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[[Bewdley MPD]] is home to the [[Class 108 DMU]]. Other operational locomotives are also stabled at Bewdley, running light engine to Kidderminster at the s ...at the southern end of Platforms 2&3 and in the MPD area allow watering of locomotives. The tower on the island platform is of GWR origin and was recovered from

...ry:Operational diesel shunters|working diesel shunters]], approximately 65 operational carriages, and many goods wagons. Other steam and diesel locomotives, carriages and wagons are currently undergoing long term restoration and ov

...n was in operation during the 1967 and 1968 Steam Galas, the latter seeing locomotives watered there for the first time (see below).<ref name=SVR25>SVR News 25, ' On 17 April 2015, the [[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust|82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]] ran a special fundraising train, [[The Eardington Explor

== Operational steam locomotives == All operational steam locomotives are based at Bridgnorth. From time to time locomotives may undergo short term repairs or be on hire to other railways. For up to d

{{Infobox GWR steam loco ...0 Manor class''' 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotive, one of three of the class locomotives based at the SVR, the others being [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor | 7802 Bradley

{{Infobox steam loco |events4 = Returned to steam

...the Fund's members expressed the wish for the locomotive to be based at an operational line with main line access. The Severn Valley Railway was eventually select ...nd.co.uk/announcement-emf-shareholders-approve-proposal-to-restore-5164-to-steam/ EMF Announcement] (retrieved 19 January 2022)</ref>

...1990, and is "dedicated to restoring, operating and maintaining Southern's steam heritage." ...the Railway in August 2012, plus several more locomotives. Its operational locomotives are based at the Swanage and Spa Valley Railways, and visit other railways

As well as [[Steam Locomotives|Locomotives]], [[Carriages]] and [[Goods Wagons]], other items of rolling stock may be ...m Trolley LNER no 748 | 748]] || Wickham Trolley || 1934 || [[Highley]] || Operational || ||2w-2PMR, Works No 1580

{{Infobox GWR steam loco |construc = 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust, Bridgnorth

{{Infobox black steam loco |status = Operational

{{Infobox GWR steam loco |status = Operational

...tion also included a locomotive display building for both steam and diesel locomotives, an extension to [[Kidderminster Footbridge]] to allow better road and pede ...as [[BR Class 08 D3802|D3802]] and [[BR Class 08 08896|08896]]) and steam locomotives (such as [[GWR Pannier 5764|5764]], [[GWR Mogul 7325|7325]] and [[LMS Stani

{{Infobox GWR steam loco ...Manor''' is one of three GWR Collett 7800 Manor class 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotives based at the SVR, the others being [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor | 7802 Bradley

...r, with no passengers involved. The locomotive’s bogie was derailed.<ref>Steam Railway Magazine Issue 496, p 13, ''Severn Valley '4MT' derailed after hitt ...of 75 years as a steam depot. Sunday 5 June was scheduled to be Industrial Steam Day, but Tyseley’s own Peckett was out of action. In an unusual role reve

...99 are set out below, together with a table showing mileages for the steam locomotives used. ...reported that this was the first engine to work from London to Scotland in steam since Flying Scotsman’s non-stop run in 1968.

:On 21 April [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|E6005 (73005)]] left the SVR by road. It had suffered an a :The Autumn ‘Anniversary’ Gala saw three former resident locomotives revisiting; 3205 (which hauled the first train on opening day 40 years earl

===Steam locomotives=== ...and classification] on Wikipedia</ref> Companies also renumbered for other operational reasons, as happened to [[7325 | GWR 9303]] (renumbered to 7325 when rebuil

{{Infobox GWR steam loco .../ref> although elsewhere the class was rated 3F.<ref>Classic British Steam Locomotives (ISBN 1-86147-138-6), Wikipedia etc</ref>

{{Infobox GWR steam loco .../ref> although elsewhere the class was rated 3F.<ref>Classic British Steam Locomotives (ISBN 1-86147-138-6), Wikipedia etc</ref>

{{Infobox black steam loco ...960, returning to traffic at Stewart's Lane.<ref>Heaton, John, 'Oxted Line Steam: 1961', The Railway Magazine, January 2021</ref> After just 11 years in ser

...| carriages]], and enters into running agreements with operators of other locomotives and rolling stock to be based on the line. It employs the SVR's paid staff,

{{Infobox steam loco |status = Operational, main line registered

{{Infobox steam loco |status = Operational, Main Line Registered

{{Infobox steam loco |status = Non-operational, on static display

...these locomotives were built by BR's Swindon Works between 1964 and 1965. Locomotives of the class were given the nickname "Teddy Bears", after a comment by Swin ...put on hold following a decision to increase the power to 1,000hp and add steam heat. This idea was abandoned<ref group="note">The upgraded locomotive woul

|status = Operational ....5 mph at the expense of a lower tractive effort. D4100 was one of the 26 locomotives originally built as a Class 09; later classified as Class 09/0 to distingui

|status = Operational ...n 1961 a diesel shunter arrived, R&H 0-4-0DE works no. 408866/1959. Use of steam at Foley Park ended in January 1969, coinciding with the arrival of 281269

|status = Operational ...as derailed on trap points in Bridgnorth yard, requiring re-railing by the steam crane and delaying the planned boiler lift of [[LMS Stanier Class 5 45000|L

...ecause of the distinctive sound of the inertial air-filters with which the locomotives were originally fitted. ...n being electrified. This often entailed ‘Multiple Working’, with two locomotives under control of a single driver.

|status = Operational ...ight Weekend' on 1-2 June 1991. On its next appearance in the 1991 Autumn Steam Gala, an incident resulted in damage to the wheel profiles on one axle. The

|status = Operational ...ars of SVR preservation, shunting duties and engineering trains used steam locomotives, in particular the ex-industrials [[2047|2047 Warwickshire]] and [[686|686

...0s, a further refinement of TOPS in May 1983 meant that all rolling stock, locomotives and coaches were required to carry unique numbers. This resulted in the who ...ng group sanded and undercoated the vehicle during a one week holiday. New steam heating pipes were made up and fitted at the same time. In early July it mo

...ecause of the distinctive sound of the inertial air-filters with which the locomotives were originally fitted. ...then being electrified. This often entailed 'Multiple Working', with two locomotives under control of a single driver.

|status = Operational ...c locomotive, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1. 228 of these locomotives were built between 1957 and 1968. Weighing 73 tonnes and delivering 1,000 h

..., carries out the preservation, refurbishment and maintenance of the SVR's locomotives and rolling stock. The railway's skills and knowledge in maintaining the tr ...o Works, boiler shop, running shed, machine shop, operational fleet of SVR steam locos and Bridgnorth yard; ESMP contract engineering; Bridgnorth pattern sh

...Article in 2015 SVR Souvenir Special (MNA Media Production), "Santa Claus, Steam and the Abominable Showman", comment by David Mee</ref> ...committee of one, he just wanted it his way’.<ref name=DW>"Santa Claus, Steam and the Abominable Showman", recollection by David Williams</ref> He wante

|status = Operational ...nels not reaching the bottom skirt. It was equipped with vacuum brakes and steam heating as well as the BR(W) ATC system.<ref name=D1015History>[http://www.

...moved to other sidings on the Railway, including at Highley and Arley, for operational reasons. {{As of|2021|12}} the 12 vehicles at Kidderminster were ex-Caledon *'''HYA bogie hopper wagons 371098 and 371112''' visited in March with locomotives 69002 'Sir Bob Tiller CM&EE' and 66796 'The Green Progressor' for GBRf and

|status = Operational ...]]. It was completed in late 2023, in time for a period of hire to Telford Steam Railway.

{{Infobox GWR steam loco |status = Operational

BR steam had finished before the introduction of TOPS. BR Diesel locomotives were allocated numbers forming the unique ID in the form xxyyy, with xx bei ...OPS numbers allocated to SVR locomotives include:<ref>[https://rcts.org.uk/locomotives/tops-class-89/ RCTS TOPS Class 89 listing]</ref>

|status = Operational ...antic Conveyor ''' is a diesel-electric locomotive which has been [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|on long-term hire]] to the SVR since August 2018.

...ecause of the distinctive sound of the inertial air-filters with which the locomotives were originally fitted. ...n being electrified. This often entailed ‘Multiple Working’, with two locomotives under control of a single driver.

|status = Operational ...m locomotives. The Type were built with Mirrlees JVS12T engines as used in locomotives built for the then Ceylon Government Railways, but uprated from 1,250hp to

...between 1961 and 1963 as part of BR's modernisation plans to replace steam locomotives. ...try expresses between the north east and south west. They were fitted with steam powered train heating boilers but, unlike some of the Class 45s, never fitt

|status = Operational ...c locomotive, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1. 228 of these locomotives were built between 1957 and 1968. Weighing 73 tonnes and delivering 1,000 h

*Steam on the Cambrian - two layouts into one: the Cambrian Coast Railway pre 1965 ...en Girona and Sant Feliu in Spain, the layout features scratch-built steam locomotives n a village station scene. With thanks to Keith Thompson.

...s events have also been an opportunity for some of the SVR's out of ticket locomotives to make an appearance as static exhibits at Kidderminster. *Themed roadworks display with small steam roller.

...empts to list diesels and electrics, grouped between shunters and mainline locomotives, which have been present on the SVR in preservation. These principally comp *[[Diesel Locomotives|Current residents]]