The Severn Valley Railway - Spring Steam Gala (2022)

Sir Nigel Gresley was the star attraction at the Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam gala and we would be treated to a Black A4 on the Teaks (coaches) This was undoubtedly the highlight of the event and this was done justice given the amount of people that frequented the trains and the masses that soared to the lineside. While the A4 was the Star there was three other guests. There was a Southern S15 in the form of 506, which was courtesy of the Mid Hants Railway. This was backed up by last year's star engine 2999 Lady Of Legend. The new build Saint class returned and would once again put on a good show for all. The fourth guest was Saddle Tank 71516 Welsh Guardsman which was paired with the small home fleet locos for some fantastic double headed thrash. As mentioned above the homefleet are featured though not all.

Filming took place on the Thursday and half a day on Friday. We gave up filming early as we had a two day rover ticket and wanted to sample some of that sorely missed gala action that has been put hold due to the pandemic. The downside to travelling is I can't be at the lineside, so I decided to capture some evening scenes on my Samsung S21 camera phone for my personal enjoyment. These were captured at Bewdley and Arley after we finished travelling, usually I wouldn't dare showcase these as they rarely come out well but after playing them back on the big screen, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality and the lack of shake in the video. While the phone camera audio is generally pretty awful, the magic of the modern day phone camera is rather good and I have included the scenes as an additional optional bonus. So I hope you find them watchable.

I hope you enjoy the action and a huge thanks to the Severn Valley Railway for hosting the event, we had three great days.

locos featured

4498 Sir Nigel Gresley
2999 Lady Of Legend
SR S15 506
71516 Welsh Guardsman
BR 75069
GWR 813
GWR 7714