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*[[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106#MainLine |43106 ]] : 1975-1983
 
*[[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106#MainLine |43106 ]] : 1975-1983
 
*[[LMS Stanier Class 5 45110#MainLine |45110]] : 1998-2000
 
*[[LMS Stanier Class 5 45110#MainLine |45110]] : 1998-2000
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*[[BR Riddles 4MT 75069]] : 1985-1994
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*[[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443#MainLine |46443 ]] : 1985-1987
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*[[BR Riddles 4MT 80079]] : 1980-1999  
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*[[LMS Stanier 8F 48773#MainLine |48773]] : 1975-2000
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*[[BR Riddles 4MT 75069#MainLine | 75069]] : 1985-1994
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*[[BR Riddles 4MT 80079#MainLine | 80079]] : 1980-1999  
  
 
The listings are an attempt to collate information from a number of sources, none of which provides a complete list. Many of the tours are listed on [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/ Six Bells Junction] (SBJ); links have been included to those that are where normally more information on the precise route and timing for the specific tour may be found.  [http://www.uksteam.info/tours/index.htm UK Steam] is another useful resource, with reasonably complete lists of railtours since 1996. Where railtours were mentioned in [[Severn Valley Railway News | SVR News]], the issue number and page has been shown.
 
The listings are an attempt to collate information from a number of sources, none of which provides a complete list. Many of the tours are listed on [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/ Six Bells Junction] (SBJ); links have been included to those that are where normally more information on the precise route and timing for the specific tour may be found.  [http://www.uksteam.info/tours/index.htm UK Steam] is another useful resource, with reasonably complete lists of railtours since 1996. Where railtours were mentioned in [[Severn Valley Railway News | SVR News]], the issue number and page has been shown.
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===46443===
 
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Although rated only 2MT by BR, [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443]] made a number of main line appearances including deputising for 75069 on the Cardigan Bay Expresses.
 
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|02 Jun 1985||GW150 Portishead Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Portishead return ||  ||  ||79-2
 
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|21 Jul 1985||GW150 Portishead Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Portishead return ||  ||  ||77-38
 
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|15 Sep 1985||GW150 Portishead Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Portishead return || Spent total of 3 weeks in Bristol || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850915gw.htm SBJ] ||79-26
 
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|22 Sep 1985||Wapping Wharf Steam Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Harbour (Wapping Wharf) ||  || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850921sl.htm SBJ] ||
 
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|27 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || 46443 first trip ||  ||85-11
 
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|28 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  ||  ||
 
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|29 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  ||  ||
 
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|05 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  ||  ||86-42
 
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|10 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  ||  ||86-36
 
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|12 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870812cb.htm SBJ] ||
 
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|24 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  ||  ||86-43
 
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|25 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  ||  ||86-40
 
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|26 Sep 1987|| || Bham Moor St - Dorridge Shuttles, also Bham -Stratford || Last day of the old Moor Street Station ||  ||87-34
 
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[[LMS Stanier 8F 48773]] appeared on the main line both as LMS 8233 and 48773.  The [http://www.8fsociety.co.uk/index.html Stanier 8F Locomotive Society website] has a [http://www.8fsociety.co.uk/gallery1.html gallery of photographs] which includes a number of these main line tours.
 
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|11 Aug 1975||Rail 150 Shildon || Kidderminster-Shildon || As LMS 8233, with 43106 || 8F ||37-24
 
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|06 Sep 1975||Rail 150 Shildon || York-Kidderminster || Darlington to York some days earlier ||  ||37-24
 
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|03 Oct 1987||Cotswold Engineer || Honeybourne - Long Marston - Honeybourne || As LMS 8233 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/871003ns.htm SBJ] ||86-26
 
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|03 May 1989||Cumbrian Mountain Express || Carlisle-Shap-Crewe ||  || UKS ||
 
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|21 Sep 1991||Welsh Marches Express || Hereford - Crewe || As LMS 8233. Also had visited Derby, Sheffield, Worcester ||  ||101-50
 
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|01 Feb 1992||Lancastrian || Shrewsbury - Bolton? - Blackburn || Photo at Manchester with this headboard on 8F web site || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/920201la.htm SBJ] ||
 
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|16 May 1998||Stanier Hind || Bristol-Exeter-Plymouth || Photos on Stanier 8F web site || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/980516pr.htm SBJ] ||127-3
 
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|12 Sep 1998||Central Wales Adventurer II || Newport-Shrewsbury || Photos on Stanier 8F web site || UKS, 8F ||132-46
 
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|24 Oct 1998||Royal Duchy || Exeter - Plymouth-Newquay || D/H with 45110 || UKS ||129-12
 
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|31 Oct 1998||Stannary Staniers || Ealing Broadway-Penzance || D/H with 45110 || UKS ||
 
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|02 Jan 1999||Midlander || Gloucester-Lickey-Tyseley-Kidderminster-Gloucester || Photo at Gloucester on Stanier 8F web site || UKS, 8F ||133-40
 
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|16 Jan 1999||Barrow Hill Collier || Nottingham-Chesterfield-Nottingham || Photo light engine but with tour headboard || UKS, 8F ||
 
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|10 Apr 1999||Copy Pitfinder || Crewe-Copy Pit-Pontefract-York ||  || UKS ||130-56
 
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|17 Apr 1999||Cotton Weaver || York-Copy Pit-Crewe || D/H with 45407, photo on Stanier 8F web site || UKS, 8F ||
 
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|05 Sep 1999||Midland Devonian || Gloucester-Stourbridge Jct-Bescot || D/H with 6024 || UKS, 8F ||
 
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|01 Apr 2000||Buxton Peaks || Crewe-Manchester Vic-Buxton-Derby ||  || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/00s/000401pr.htm SBJ] ||133-29
 
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Other locomotives still resident on the SVR which have worked on the main line in preservation are:
 
Other locomotives still resident on the SVR which have worked on the main line in preservation are:
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*[[SR 34027 Taw Valley | 34027 Taw Valley]]
 
*[[SR 34027 Taw Valley | 34027 Taw Valley]]
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*[[BR Riddles 4MT 75069 | 75069]]
 
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*[[BR Riddles 4MT 80079 | 80079]]
 
 
*[[BR Class 50 50031 Hood]]
 
*[[BR Class 50 50031 Hood]]
 
*[[BR Class 50 50035 Ark Royal]]
 
*[[BR Class 50 50035 Ark Royal]]

Revision as of 15:38, 15 June 2016

For many years the SVRSevern Valley Railway was closely associated with steam excursions on the main line. In the mid-1970s, even before the company acquired the final section of the line from Foley Park, the SVRSevern Valley Railway set out to become a ‘BRBritish Rail or British Railways approved’ steam centre, supplying locomotives and rolling stock overhauled to BRBritish Rail or British Railways standards for use on main line excursions and charters.

The normal arrangement was that locomotives would leave the SVRSevern Valley Railway and travel to other steam centres, in particular the Bulmers Railway Centre at Hereford, to run tours from there. The time spent away could vary from days to months. In between, locomotives would return to the SVRSevern Valley Railway for repairs and overhauls, as well as working services on the SVRSevern Valley Railway itself. The SVRSevern Valley Railway also organised some of of these railtours.

The first recorded use of the SVRSevern Valley Railway's rolling stock on the main line was an excursion from Bridgnorth to Paddington on 13 November 1976. This was hauled by a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Western Class diesel locomotive from Bewdley, and later by a Class 47 Diesel. (Railtour details on Six Bells Junction)

The first recorded use of an SVRSevern Valley Railway based locomotive in revenue-earning service on the main line was 6960 Raveningham Hall, which hauled the ‘Cathedrals Express’ from Hereford to Chester on 8 April 1978. (Railtour details on Six Bells Junction)


SVRSevern Valley Railway-based locomotives which hauled revenue-earning services on the main line

Listings of railtours and other significant main line appearances are included on the relevant page for each SVRSevern Valley Railway locomotive as follows:

The listings are an attempt to collate information from a number of sources, none of which provides a complete list. Many of the tours are listed on Six Bells Junction (SBJ); links have been included to those that are where normally more information on the precise route and timing for the specific tour may be found. UK Steam is another useful resource, with reasonably complete lists of railtours since 1996. Where railtours were mentioned in SVR News, the issue number and page has been shown.

Other locomotives still resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway which have worked on the main line in preservation are:


(lists to be added)

SVRSevern Valley Railway Carriages used on the main line in preservation

The following carriages travelled on the main line while based at the SVRSevern Valley Railway, either as part of revenue-earning rail tours or to attend celebratory events:

Rail 150, Shildon 1975

  • Clapham Buffet 9631
  • LMS 26986
  • LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway Passenger Brake 4236

The SVRSevern Valley Railway GWRGreat Western Railway set

In the mid to late 1970s the SVRSevern Valley Railway provided a rake of GWRGreat Western Railway carriages for use on mainline excursions. The first rail tour used 10 carriages, subsequent excursions normally featured a rake of 11. The following carriages were used[1]:

Rail tours recorded in SVRSevern Valley Railway News as using the SVRSevern Valley Railway rolling stock included the following (external links are to tour details on www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk where listed there):

  • 13 November 1976: Bewdley to Paddington[1] link
  • 23 April 1977: Bridgnorth-Hereford-Chester[3] link
  • 3 July 1977: Paddington-Newport-Shrewsbury[4]link
  • 15 October 1977: ??-Liskeard[4]
  • 6 May 1978: Bewdley-Kingswear[5] Link
  • 4 November 1978: Bridgnorth-Pwllheli[6]

However their use on the main line was short-lived; the C&WCarriage & Wagon notes in SVRSevern Valley Railway News for summer 1980, reporting on the SVRSevern Valley Railway coaches attending the Rainhill celebrations, ended with the comment “What a pity the whole train cannot go out again”[7].

Rocket 150, Rainhill 1980

Main line support coaches

GWR 6913 Brake Composite was overhauled to main line standard in 1985 for use as a support coach for SVRSevern Valley Railway locos working on the main line. The first trip following the overhaul was with 7819 Hinton Manor[8].

SVRSevern Valley Railway Wagons used on the main line in preservation

As part of the 1985 GWRGreat Western Railway 150 celebrations, the SVRSevern Valley Railway was asked to produce a demonstration goods train to be taken on the main line to Newport, hauled by GWR 2857. BRBritish Rail or British Railways C&WCarriage & Wagon inspectors approved 25 wagons to run, the eventual line-up being as follows[9]:

A BRBritish Rail or British Railways Brake van was provided at the rear. The return trip took place in September 1985.

Three BRBritish Rail or British Railways Flat ED wagons were supplied by Universal Pictures for The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. They were originally classified as 'Horse Box Underframe of unknown ID'[10], and given the temporary numbers SV14191, SV14192 and SV14193. Later research proved their identities to be 906811, 906825 and 906830[11], although it is not clear which two took part in the goods train.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 41
  2. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 44
  3. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 46
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 45
  5. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 48
  6. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 50
  7. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 56
  8. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 77
  9. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 78
  10. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book v7
  11. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book v9
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