WATCH: Diesel locomotives in action at the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival

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Western Champion at Severn Valley Spring Diesel Festival 2022
D1015 Western Champion at Severn Valley Spring Diesel Festival 2022 // Credit Cameron White / RailView

This video sees RailView out and about at the ‘s Spring Diesel Festival on Sunday the 22nd of May capturing an array of diesel locomotives including classes 14, 17, 31, 33, 40, 44, 46, 50 & 52s.

40106 Atlantic Conveyor at Severn Valley Spring Diesel Festival
40106 Atlantic Conveyor at Severn Valley Spring Diesel Festival // Credit: Cameron White / RailView

Some of the video’s highlights include D4 Great Gable blasting past Northwood Lane after departing Bewdley, D1015 thrashing away from Northwood Halt heading towards Bewdley, D8568 powering away from Northwood Halt with D9551 on the rear, 40106 thrashing past Northwood Lane and blasting up Eardington Bank at Haye Bridge and Eardington, D6512 thrashing up Eardington Bank and 31466 storming up Eardington Bank.

The SVR’s Spring Diesel Festival provided a truly unforgettable day with some legendary diesel locomotives making for a brilliant day out and a credit to the hard work of staff and volunteers at the heritage railway.

D6515 LT Jenny Lewis RN at the Severn Valley Spring Diesel Festival 2022
D6515 LT Jenny Lewis RN at the Severn Valley Spring Diesel Festival 2022 // Credit: Cameron White / RailView

Visiting locos captured on the video at the event included: 

  • D6512 LT Jenny Lewis RN visiting from the Swanage Railway
  • D4 Great Gable visiting from the Midland Railway Centre
  • D182 visiting from Midland Railway Centre

The Home fleet capture on the video included:

  • D9551
  • D8568
  • 31466
  • D6515 LT Jenny Lewis RN
  • 40106 Atlantic Conveyor
  • 50035 Ark Royal
  • D1015 Western Champion
  • D1062 Western Courier as scrapped sister loco D1040 Western Queen to celebrate the Queens platinum jubilee

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