Severn Valley Railway - Spring Steam Gala - Saturday 23rd March 2013

Spring seemed to have disappeared at the Severn Valley's Spring Steam Gala, giving way to something more apt of the festive season with snow being the order of the day, making for some cold, wintry scenes. The motive power for the event harked back to the days of the Branch Line galas of a few years ago, with tank engines being the main source of power for the trains. Four guest locos were brought in for the event, this being the first opportunity for the public to see GWR 14XX No 1450 in its new BR Lined Green livery after a period in Matte Black, it was also a rare chance to see USA Tank No 65 on a longer preserved line. The full line up was:-

|SR 'West Country' Class No 34007 'Wadebridge' (courtesy of Mid Hants Rly)
|SR USA Tank No 65 (courtesy of Kent & East Sussex Railway)
|GWR 14XX Class No 1450 + Autocoach W238 'Chaffinch' (couretesy of Dean Forest Railway)
|BR 4MT No 80072 (courtesy of Llangollen Railway)
|SR 'Battle of Britain' Class No 34053 'Sir Keith Park'
|GWR 15XX Class No 1501
|GWR 45XX Class No 4566
|GWR 5101 Class No 5164