Severn Valley Railway Autumn Steam Gala September 25, 26, 27

Ascot · 3 Jul 2009

Britain's Top Notch gala is back with constant overnight running from Friday the 25 to Sunday 27th.

Valid on Friday: Start until and including 23:15 ex BH and the 22:40 ex KR.
Valid on Saturday: FRI 23:15 ex BH and the FRI 22:40 ex KR until and inc. 23:59 ex BH and the 22:30 ex KR.
Valid on Sunday: SAT 23:59 ex BH and the SAT 22:30 ex KR until end.

One Day Rover

Adult - 20.00
Senior - 17.00
Child - 10.00 (4 to 15 years)

Two Day Rover

Adult - 30.00
Senior - 26.00
Child - 15.00 (4 to 15 years)

Three Day Rover

Adult - 40.00
Senior - 35.00
Child - 20.00 (4 to 15 years)

I shall be about gripping the graveyards.

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matt · 3 Jul 2009

I shall be there all three days again.

Techniquest · 3 Jul 2009

£20? Ouch, that's a lot of ching for a one-day rover...

37401 · 3 Jul 2009

Disel gala im guessing if so im on Fri and Sat

matt · 3 Jul 2009

No this is the steam gala. Diesel gala is in October. £20 is about the going rate for a day rover on most railways during galas.

theblackwatch · 3 Jul 2009

£20 isn't unreasonable in my opinion, especially for a line the length of the Severn Valley.The KWVR (at under 5 miles in length) charged £17 for its gala the other week, and the West Somerset gala was £22 if my memory serves me right. I didn't feel I'd been ripped off at either.

Ascot · 5 Jul 2009

If you want full value for a 1 day ticket then start at 1 min past Midnight on Saturday and travel all the way till 23:59 on Saturday. Can get 6 round trips in or so at 16 Miles each single leg. That's 192 miles for £20 or £10 for kids!

87015 · 5 Jul 2009

theblackwatch said:
£20 isn't unreasonable in my opinion, especially for a line the length of the Severn Valley.The KWVR (at under 5 miles in length) charged £17 for its gala the other week, and the West Somerset gala was £22 if my memory serves me right. I didn't feel I'd been ripped off at either.

Depends whats on offer and whether its to your taste. If the SVR turns into yet another 50 fest I shall be staying away - yet I happily paid £30 for a day rover at NYMR last year for the pleasure of a rat to Battersby. The SVR is £12 or thereabouts for a normal running day so £20 isn't a huge increase for a gala - for £12 two round trips behind 1062 is very much recommended.

37412 · 5 Jul 2009

87015 said:
Depends whats on offer and whether its to your taste. If the SVR turns into yet another 50 fest I shall be staying away - yet I happily paid £30 for a day rover at NYMR last year for the pleasure of a rat to Battersby. The SVR is £12 or thereabouts for a normal running day so £20 isn't a huge increase for a gala - for £12 two round trips behind 1062 is very much recommended.

Well i'm sure you can guess one fifty that will be popular and making an appearence which should attract the red pens......anyway it should hopefully be a good do.

Techniquest · 5 Jul 2009

To be honest, it's less of a rip-off than the GCR. I sincerely doubt I'd be willing to shell out £20 though.

£12 87015? I could swear it was £13 for a day ticket thing on a normal day about 4 years ago. But yes, that much is reasonable for some enjoyable runs behind a Western. 64 miles isn't it for two round trips?

37412 · 5 Jul 2009

Techniquest said:
To be honest, it's less of a rip-off than the GCR. I sincerely doubt I'd be willing to shell out £20 though.

£12 87015? I could swear it was £13 for a day ticket thing on a normal day about 4 years ago. But yes, that much is reasonable for some enjoyable runs behind a Western. 64 miles isn't it for two round trips?

£14 for a day rover on a normal day at the SVR I believe, maybe 87015 got some form of discount, 65 miles is the diesel diagram, line is 16.25 miles if you go to the nearest quarter so x4 makes 65.

heart-of-wessex · 7 Jul 2009

is a one day rover valid overnight or something (what happens when you lapse form Friday to Saturday if its on overnight?)

The WSR was £22 and was worth every penny. I would do the overnight if it does that, but won't get to the site until Friday night, and would prefer not to spend £20 for 3-4 hours, then anther £20 for the Saturday

EDIT:

Then again the 2 day rover is £30, but thinking about it I wold be there on the Friday with no more than 3 hours till midnight I reckon, but if the line up is good, £30 should be ok!

matt · 7 Jul 2009

heart-of-wessex said:
is a one day rover valid overnight or something (what happens when you lapse form Friday to Saturday if its on overnight?)

The WSR was £22 and was worth every penny. I would do the overnight if it does that, but won't get to the site until Friday night, and would prefer not to spend £20 for 3-4 hours, then anther £20 for the Saturday

You would need a two day rover which costs £30 as the first post says.

37412 · 7 Jul 2009

heart-of-wessex said:
is a one day rover valid overnight or something (what happens when you lapse form Friday to Saturday if its on overnight?)

The WSR was £22 and was worth every penny. I would do the overnight if it does that, but won't get to the site until Friday night, and would prefer not to spend £20 for 3-4 hours, then anther £20 for the Saturday

Arrive into Kidderminster lateish then, go to the pub and then start on the first train that leaves after midnight!

theblackwatch · 7 Jul 2009

37412 said:
Well i'm sure you can guess one fifty that will be popular and making an appearence which should attract the red pens......anyway it should hopefully be a good do.

Personally I'm not expecting any Class 50s at the Gala we're talking about in this thread - unless the SVR is planning on using some diesels at the steam gala, as happens the other way round!

37412 · 7 Jul 2009

theblackwatch said:
Personally I'm not expecting any Class 50s at the Gala we're talking about in this thread - unless the SVR is planning on using some diesels at the steam gala, as happens the other way round!

I was just responding to 87015 (hater of vacs) who was responding to 37401 who clearly had his wires crossed............! A diesel at steam galas is however not unknown, in recent years the 08's have worked shuttles from Kidderminster to the carriage shed at one of the March events (06 or 07) while 20188 (I think it was 188 anyway and not 227) made an appearence on the September (07) gala replacing a failure when the line was only open from Kiddy to Bewdley.

Ferret · 7 Jul 2009

So what brewing contraptions are producing? I presume the regular froth-inducing device will be present?

37412 · 7 Jul 2009

Ferret said:
So what brewing contraptions are producing?

Dunno if they are announced yet, either way i do not have a clue.

heart-of-wessex · 7 Jul 2009

there is no list on the website of what is expected yet, I'd imagine it is still in the process. I'd imagine some of them is home fleet of course

37401 · 17 Jul 2009

ill be doing Fri-Sat, hmm would be intresting to see if we could turn this into a meet, good idea, bad idea?

as for visiting locos i have no idea but I would like to see Tornado on...just not the few idiot followers like those who ran accross the ECML as a Grand Central HST came past...

...Here lies Freddo McVeg hit by a GC HST, but you should of seen the fot he got...

just aint worth it for a photo

Ascot · 3 Sep 2009

Ticket Validities. Read these carefully as it's £20 for each one day ticket.

Valid on Friday: Start until and including 23:15 ex BH and the 22:40 ex KR.
Valid on Saturday: FRI 23:15 ex BH and the FRI 22:40 ex KR until and inc. 23:59 ex BH and the 22:30 ex KR.
Valid on Sunday: SAT 23:59 ex BH and the SAT 22:30 ex KR until end.

37412 · 23 Sep 2009

theblackwatch on diesel running thread said:
Any chance of the boilered HST power car also running on one of the diesel days, or is it not going to be ready this season? (I notice it has been dropped from the North Norfolk line-up.)

Hopefully a few people will know what I'm referring to!

Sampled the flying pig today on the 1210 Kiddy - Bridgenorth & 1350 rtn, possibly its first passenger run post overhaul as i did not think it was going to appear until the gala. 41241 has now arrived on site and 4744 was being unloaded around midday. 5643 was in steam along with 813 at Kiddy before I left and arrived at Bridgenorth with 5764 while I was there.

Ascot · 23 Sep 2009

37412 said:
Sampled the flying pig today on the 1210 Kiddy - Bridgenorth & 1350 rtn, possibly its first passenger run post overhaul as i did not think it was going to appear until the gala. 41241 has now arrived on site and 4744 was being unloaded around midday. 5643 was in steam along with 813 at Kiddy before I left and arrived at Bridgenorth with 5764 while I was there.

Did you see the ornament pig on the front with the wings?

37412 · 23 Sep 2009

Ascot said:
Did you see the ornament pig on the front with the wings?

Yep, it was in attendence.

theblackwatch · 23 Sep 2009

Sadly I won't make it down for 43106 this weekend - am hopefully going out for 2 winners at Didcot on Saturday and the same at Peak Rail on Sunday. Would be nice if it is out on the Saturday of the diesel gala next month.

matt · 23 Sep 2009

I shall be in attendance from Thursday evening camping at Hampton Loade again. I shall be on the trains from Friday to Saturday and will be out and about photting on the Sunday.

37412 · 25 Sep 2009

Had a few trips at the gala today, sampled 813, 1744, 5164, 5643, 41241, 42968 & 46443! Plenty of people there, hope the rest of the event goes okay!

Ascot · 27 Sep 2009

From what I seen it was a successful event. The night trains were quite busy.

matt · 27 Sep 2009

I had good three days at the gala, two riding and one photographing. I managed to stay on the trains all night Friday even if I was asleep for most of it, lol. A few of my photos are here

http://railways.mjspencer.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3009

FusionRail · 27 Sep 2009

An absolutley hellfire event. I was down with some of the Shack lads (you may have seen us wearing the the 3x56 "Gridlocked" Tshirts on saturday) for all three days, with plenty of beer, haulage and laughs!

The night trains were fantastic.

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