A Visit to Bridgnorth 2016
A look round the pretty little English town Bridgnorth.
S.V.R. Bridgnorth 24.3.12..wmv
I popped onto the platform at Bridgnorth for half an hour to grab a pint from the Railway Mans Arms, 7812 Erlestoke Manor had not long arrived, and 828 was on the shed.
Severn Valley Railway - Spring Steam Gala 2014 - Bridgnorth Station
My visit to the Severn Valley Railway on Sunday 23rd March 2014 to see the superb Spring Steam Gala. Well done to everyone involved for making this a truly wonderful event!
This is Bridgnorth station and the following locomotives can be seen:
GWR Manor class 4-6-0 number 7812 'Erlestoke Manor'
BR class 16XX 0-6-0PT number 1638
GWR class 6400 0-6-0PT number 6435 with auto coach
GWR class 1400 0-4-2T number 1450 with auto coach
GWR Hall class 4-6-0 number 4936 'Kinlet Hall'
LMS Ivatt class 4 2-6-0 number 43106
Click on the following link for a full history and description of the Severn Valley Railway:
My other videos from the Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Gala 2014:
HAMPTON LOADE
HIGHLEY
ARLEY
BEWDLEY
Links to other preserved railway galas I have visited:
KEIGHLEY AND WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY - KEIGHLEY
KEIGHLEY AND WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY - INGROW WEST
KEIGHLEY AND WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY - DAMEMS
KEIGHLEY AND WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY - OAKWORTH
KEIGHLEY AND WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY - HAWORTH
KEIGHLEY AND WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY - OXENHOPE
CHURNET VALLEY RAILWAY - CHEDDLETON
CHURNET VALLEY RAILWAY - KINGSLEY AND FROGHALL
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY - BURY BOLTON STREET
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY - SUMMERSEAT
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY - RAMSBOTTOM
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY - IRWELL VALE
GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY - LOUGHBOROUGH CENTRAL
GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY - QUORN AND WOODHOUSE
GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY - ROTHLEY
NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY - GROSMONT
NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY - GOATHLAND
NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY - PICKERING
Links to videos of steam running on the main line:
LMS 5MT 45231 THE SHERWOOD FORESTER AT MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
LMS 5MT 45305 AT DEANSGATE, MANCHESTER
LMS 5MT 44932 AND 45231 THE SHERWOOD FORESTER AND OXFORD ROAD, MANCHESTER
BR 7MT 70013 OLIVER CROMWELL AT ALTRINCHAM
LMS CORONATION 46233 DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND AT WILMSLOW
LMS CORONATION 46233 DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND AT STALYBRIDGE
LMS JUBILEE 45699 GALATEA AT CLIFTON
SR LIGHT PACIFIC 34046 BRAUNTON AT KEARSLEY
LNER A4 60009 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AT BOLTON
LMS JUBILEE 45699 GALATEA AT CASTLETON
LNER B1 61264 AT ROCHDALE
LMS JUBILEE 45699 GALATEA AT PLEASINGTON
LMS 8F 48151 GAUGE O' GUILD AT BAMBER BRIDGE
LMS JUBILEE 45699 GALATEA AT WARRINGTON BANK QUAY
LMS 5MT 45231 SHERWOOD FORESTER AT PRESTON
LMS ROYAL SCOT 46115 SCOTS GUARDSMAN AT LANCASTER
LMS ROYAL SCOT 46115 SCOTS GUARDSMAN AT CARLISLE
LMS 5MT 44932 & CORONATION 46233 DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND AT BLACKBURN
LNER A4 60009 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND 60019 BITTERN AT YORK
LMS 5MT 45407 & 44871 THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIER AT LEYLAND
GWR CASTLE 5043 EARL OF MOUNT EDGCUMBE AT BASINGSTOKE
LMS 8F 48151 AT SHREWSBURY
LNER K4 61994 & K1 62005 AT NEWCASTLE
GWR 4936 KINLET HALL & 4965 ROOD ASHTON HALL AT HAGLEY
LNER A4 6009 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA & LMS BR 7MT BRITANNIA AT CARLISLE
ALL-NEW Steam In Lights - Severn Valley Railway
Join our spectacular illuminated adventure along an enchanting Severn Valley and enjoy a dazzling extravaganza of magical creatures, sparkling lights, snowfall and thrills, from the warmth and comfort of a historic carriage.
Book tickets from August 30th: svr.co.uk/SteamInLights
The adventure starts at Bridgnorth, where you will follow the illuminated path down to the Station and through the tunnel of lights. On the twinkling platform, The Railwayman’s Arms and the Refreshment Room will be selling hot and cold food and drink.
From the footbridge, the Master of Ceremonies for the night will welcome you and your friends and the story will begin. All eyes will be on the waiting steam locomotive - the countdown ends, the train lights-up with dazzling colour, ready for you to board.
While the engine rumbles out of the station, the narrator will guide you on your quest - to help find the mischievous Christmas Cacklers, hidden at locations along the line.
As your train steams out into the darkness of the Severn Valley, can you help to illuminate the way, transforming stations into glittering displays and trackside landscapes into winter wonderlands as you pass - revealing where the Cacklers are concealed?
Experience the Severn Valley Railway as you've never seen it before...
Severn Valley Railway Station by Station Part 1
I continue my journeys around Shropshire's old railways with a journey from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. Unlike my other journeys on disused lines this section of course is a world famous heritage line. My interest is more in the route and what it offers rather than individual trains. I stop at each station to see what it offers and what makes it unique. In this first of two parts I travel to Hampton Loade and Highly to look at what makes the SVR stand out.
Steam in Lights - Severn Valley Railway
Steaming from Bridgnorth, join our spectacular illuminated adventure along an enchanting Severn Valley and enjoy a dazzling extravaganza of magical creatures, sparkling lights, snowfall and thrills, from the warmth and comfort of a historic carriage.
Book tickets: svr.co.uk/SteamInLights
The adventure starts at Bridgnorth, where you will follow the illuminated path down to the Station and through the tunnel of lights. On the twinkling platform, The Railwayman’s Arms and the Refreshment Room will be selling hot and cold food and drink.
From the footbridge, the Master of Ceremonies for the night will welcome you and your friends and the story will begin. All eyes will be on the waiting steam locomotive - the countdown ends, the train lights-up with dazzling colour, ready for you to board.
While the engine rumbles out of the station, the narrator will guide you on your quest - to help find the mischievous Christmas Cacklers, hidden at locations along the line.
As your train steams out into the darkness of the Severn Valley, can you help to illuminate the way, transforming stations into glittering displays and trackside landscapes into winter wonderlands as you pass - revealing where the Cacklers are concealed?
Experience the Severn Valley Railway as you've never seen it before...
Dolly the Pig and Elias - Whalebone & Jean Atkin - Understories (Music and Poetry)
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'Dolly the Pig and Elias' - taken from Understories, a collaboration with poet and writer Jean Atkin.
Between the closure of the line in 1963 and the reopening of the Severn Valley Railway in 1970, Elias Thorpe continued as barman in the Refreshment Room and lived in the building.
He did keep a pig in the Parcels Room.