The Severn Valley Railway has announced that another Class 70 will be visiting them for their Spring Diesel Festival.

Colas have agreed to send one of their Class 70 locomotives for the event, which takes place between the 16th and 19th May.

This follows on from the Freightliner Class 70 that was announced, alongside a Class 73 and 69009 from GB Railfreight, a Class 59 from Freightliner, Class 37 37409 Loch Awe, Class 46 D182 and the SVR’s home fleet.

“The Colas diesels carry a striking yellow, black and orange livery which will present a strong contrast with the corporate green and yellow livery of the Freightliner Class 70. It’s going to be a highly unusual sight to have both of these at our event.

“The Severn Valley Railway is extremely fortunate to have such close links with main line operators, and thanks to their support, the line-up for our first major diesel enthusiast event of 2024 is going from strength to strength.”

SVR’s managing director Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster