Heritage railways · West Midlands
Severn Valley Railway
Also known as: Rheilffordd Dyffryn Hafren
16-mile preserved steam railway from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth, since 1970.
Mat Fascione — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn
- Family-friendly
About
The Severn Valley Railway runs 16 miles between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth in the Severn valley — preserved standard-gauge steam railway, opened by volunteers in 1970, and now one of the busiest heritage railways in Britain. The Engine House at Highley museum is the centrepiece.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Severn Valley Railway is a standard-gauge heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The 16-mile (26 km) single-track line runs from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, calling at four intermediate stations and three request stops ("halts"), following the course of the River Severn along the Severn Valley for much of its route, and crossing the river on the historic Victoria Bridge. Train services are hauled by a mixture of steam and heritage diesel locomotives and are often composed of restored heritage carriages, though goods trains are run on special occasions. The railway operates most weekends and holidays throughout its running season, it also holds events featuring more intensive operation, such as steam and diesel galas.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The land on which the Engine House stands was originally the sidings for Highley Colliery and was later used as the "Landsale Yard" for Alveley Colliery. The SVR had planned to use the area for a facility to store and display locomotives that did not hold current operational certificates as early as 1973. After the opportunity arose to obtain matching Heritage Lottery funding alongside grants from the European Regional Development Fund and Advantage West Midlands, the land was acquired by the SVR in August 2001. Planning permission for development was granted in 2004. The planned opening in mid-2007 was delayed by the flood damage at Highley in June of that year (see ). It eventually opened…
Description
The Engine House, built on land adjacent to Highley station, provides covered accommodation and static display space for locomotives currently out of service, as well as space for displays of other rolling stock and an education/interpretation centre. It is normally open to the public when the railway is operating passenger trains, and serves as an attraction to the line.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3789, -2.3508
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wyre Forest
- Parish
- Bewdley
- Postcode
- DY12 2LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wyre Forest
Sources
- manual: severn-valley-railway (manual)
- wikipedia: Severn Valley Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Severn Valley Railway?
- Severn Valley Railway is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DY12 2LS), in the parish of Bewdley.
- When was Severn Valley Railway built?
- Dates from the modern period.
- How do I get to Severn Valley Railway?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DY12 2LS. It sits within the Wyre Forest parliamentary constituency.