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Severn Valley Railway 1997

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Winter service train at Bridgnorth headed by 7325. 5 coaches would not be nearly enough these days!

05 January 1997



7325 arrives back from Kidderminster, note the cattle wagon at the front of the train!

05 January 1997



Relaying Platform 2 at Bridgnorth

05 January 1997



Eardington, a train calls specially to set down walkers on an Eardington Ramble

15 February 1997



Eardington, a train calls specially to set down walkers on an Eardington Ramble

15 February 1997



Lower Forge, Eardington

15 February 1997



46521 climbs away from Sterns

15 February 1997



Astbury Hall

15 February 1997



View across to Bridgnorth Aluminium

15 February 1997



Waiting for the train at Eardington

15 February 1997



80079 heads a short freight at Bridgnorth

12 April 1997



80079 heads a short freight at Bridgnorth

12 April 1997



80079 heads a short freight at Bridgnorth

12 April 1997



80079 heads a short freight at Bridgnorth

12 April 1997



"The Great Marquess" awaits departure from Bridgnorth

12 April 1997



"The Great Marquess" waits while "Union of South Africa" arrives into Bridgnorth

12 April 1997



80079 in the siding at Hampton Loade

12 April 1997



80079 and freight at Hampton Loade

12 April 1997



Hugh McQuade and Mike Kneen struggle with coupling 80079 while shunting at Hampton Loade

12 April 1997



Kidderminster Bus Rally

12 October 1997



Kidderminster Bus Rally

12 October 1997



Kidderminster Bus Rally

12 October 1997



Kidderminster Bus Rally

12 October 1997



Kidderminster Bus Rally

12 October 1997



Andy Williams with 9466 and the "Venturer" at Arley

26 October 1997



Sorting out curtain rails for Santa's grotto at Arley

26 October 1997



9466 returns through Arley

26 October 1997

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I was born in 1953 and educated at Tonbridge and Bristol University. Since then I have been employed on the Railways, most of the time in the West Midlands. From 1980 I lived in Wolverhampton, and for the last 20 years in Bridgnorth