Welcome
to the SVR
The Severn Valley Railway has done well in its preservation over recent
years. Railway enthusiast around the country will recognise the SVR and
many people from around the Midlands will have been fortunate enough to
take a trip on one of its trains or take part in one of its many
events. The Severn Valley Railway operates its trains on full standard
guage railway track. The services run every weekend throughout the year
and daily during the school holiday periods and designated holiday
times. The existing track runs through beautiful countryside and passes
over six viaducts.
Passengers can take a train ride from any of the stations along route
but a popular choice is the Kidderminster to Bridgnorth route which
takes in some 16 miles of countryside and passes through or stops at
the stations of Bewdley, Arley, Highley, Hampton Loade and finally
Bridgnorth.
Running
the Severn Valley Railway requires a certain degree of dedication and
volunteers as well as membership and shareholders help to keep the
spirit of the railways alive. The track and the signalling has to be
maintained and the SVR have their own workshops and an impressive array
of rolling stock which consists of some twenty seven steam locomotives,
eighteen deisel locomotives, sixty passenger coaches and over one
hundred goods wagons of various descriptions. More information about
the Severn Valley Railway can be found at www.svr.co.uk
Information
Severn
Valley
Railway
Railway Station
Bewdley
Worcestershire
DY12 1BG
Tel: 01299 403816