'Steam on the Road' Severn Valley Railway 13th & 14th August 2016
 

As some know I've been involved the SVR for many years. After organising many events I have finally started a traction engine gathering.

Steam on the Road is a new event which will hopefully over a couple of years grow into a good established rally.

More info to follow...

http://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=108

Anyone interested bringing an engine please PM me and I can give you the info.

Hopefully see some of you there.

Many thanks

Scott

Sounds like fun - dates in the diary!

How about a couple of ploughing fowlers at work next to the line around Sandy Lane between Bewdley & the Tunnel or maybe in the fields around Arley? Just a thought. I Hope the event is a success. I look forward to further details.

How long dose a service train take to cover the 16 miles?

Just over an hour, with stops.

Hmm.

I fancy my chances.

Chris, they did a race a while back with 3 wheeled morgan for a tv show....

I hear where you're coming from Chris, it's good sport. We did it with the Advance up on the Talyllyn railway, No 3 and train were at the level crossing at Pendre and spur of the moment me and Black Jim thought we would make a run for it. They overtook us between Quarry Siding and Aber and just as we pulled up to Aber station they were disappearing off up to Nant Gwernol. We managed a quick hello to Charlie D before he set off with the down train, we didn't race him as we thought we might get reported to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Wallis Advances.

An hour to do 16 miles?

That's good going even by Fossy standards.

That includes time for a pint at each station !

I'd forgotten about that . Thats when we went to the rally at Towyn & Martyn came ?

That's the one Jim. Me and Martyn went off on the Sunday morning to Brynglas for a Titfield Thunderbolt moment at the level crossing there, Charlie D came up through with No 6. " Oh! How exiting! A duel!"

Now there's a thought. An Aveling Roller at Northwood Lane crossing, or even better, Borle viaduct crossing or Severn Water crossing ( north of Hampton Loade) with the 1400 tank +coach + Toad with a Bedford OB coach transporting paying photographers to the locations to add to the fun!

This idea has been looked at before Adrian.
Something that you might see in 2017..

Nice selection of engines starting to confirm.

Anyone else interested in coming along please drop me a message.

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Last bit of publicity from the local newspaper :)

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