Class 37 65th Birthday Gala

[PP57601]

Whilst I fully appreciate the exact ‘sticky digits’ won’t be known this far out, is there any indication of which mainline companies / preserved railways might be intending to send locos to this gala at the Severn Valley Railway in October.

 

[Sheldonian]

Would be nice to get a steer.
With lots of competing events, sure lots of people might wish to know whether to keep the weekend free.
Sure it ill be a crackin event though. The SVR rarely let us down

 

[37114]

Whilst I fully appreciate the exact ‘sticky digits’ won’t be known this far out, is there any indication of which mainline companies / preserved railways might be intending to send locos to this gala at the Severn Valley Railway in October.

D6948 is confirmed from Gloucestershire and Warwickshire railway

 

[birchesgreen]

Whilst I fully appreciate the exact ‘sticky digits’ won’t be known this far out, is there any indication of which mainline companies / preserved railways might be intending to send locos to this gala at the Severn Valley Railway in October.

I think there will be some Class 37s attending.

 

[PP57601]

I think there will be some Class 37s attending.

Wow. Remind me to seek out your wit when looking for a comedian ‍♂️

 

[Forty29]

The SVR are probably waiting which mainline companies will donate their loco for the gala like the spring diesel gala to save transportation costs( to the SVR). Any locos from another preserved line will obviously have to be delivered and paid for. I'm guessing.
Hopefully 37688 will make an appearance, and 37901

 

[31160]

I've heard various numbers but I haven't seen anything confirmed as such,3x37/4 a/9 and 37350 would be a minimum at a guess

 

[PP57601]

Personally I’d like to see a few of the following:

37424
37009
37003
37688
37250
37254
37263
37294
37800
37901
97302

 

[Richard Scott]

Personally I’d like to see a few of the following:

37424
37009
37003
37688
37250
37254
37263
37294
37800
37901
97302

Don't think 37263 will be running there again, apparently wheelsets are in poor condition.

 

[31160]

Personally I’d like to see a few of the following:

37424
37009
37003
37688
37250
37254
37263
37294
37800
37901
97302

Good shout on the 97/3s forgotten about them, but do 003/9 even work? As I say I've heard 3 x 37/4 s but the 3 I've heard don't envolve 24

 

[Harpo]

Don't think 37263 will be running there again, apparently wheelsets are in poor condition.

37263 still showing on the SVR diesel roster for plenty of forthcoming jobs but then they didn’t seem to think it important to publish public updates to last years one either. (One for the ‘Marketing Diesels’ thread?)

https://svr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SVR-2025-Diesel-Roster-for-Public-Issue-1.pdf

 

[Richard Scott]

37263 still showing on the SVR diesel roster for plenty of forthcoming jobs but then they didn’t seem to think it important to publish public updates to last years one either. (One for the ‘Marketing Diesels’ thread?)

https://svr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SVR-2025-Diesel-Roster-for-Public-Issue-1.pdf

Only what I was told but, as with lots of things, may be Chinese whispers.

 

[Harpo]

Only what I was told but, as with lots of things, may be Chinese whispers.

Quite. And hard to get the real facts when the day-to-day SVR diesel gen is on a private Facebook group.

 

[Forty29]

With most of the lines locos at the great gathering when 263 is rostered seems the logical choice.
Also sister 264 would be welcome sight at the gala.