Severn Valley Railway - 'The Magnificent Seve(r)n' (Autumn Diesel Bash 2023) - 26th Sept to 1st Oct

As part of the 50 years of Diesel Preservation Celebrations, the Severn Valley Railway staged 'The Magnificent Seve(r)n' event - 7 days of Diesel Based events between Tuesday 26th September and Friday 6th October 2023. The main event being the main 'Autumn Diesel Bash' from Thursday 28th September to Sunday 1st October
The event aimed to be the largest gathering of Diesel Hydraulics in Preservation
This video features:
- A Brief look at the 'BR Blue' Photoshoot at Kidderminster TMD on Tuesday 26th September
- Some lineside footage from 'Excursion Day' on Wednesday 27th September
- Footage from around the Railway on Thursday 28th & Friday 29th September
- Some lineside footage from Sunday 1st October
In action at the event were:
- D832 'Onslaught' (Visiting courtesy of the Bury Hydraulic Group)
- D182 (Visiting courtesy of the Peak Locomotive Company Limited/Midland Railway, Butterley)
- D7076 (Visiting courtesy of the Bury Hydraulic Group)
- 20189 (Usually based at Midland Railway, Butterley)
- 20048 (Usually based at Midland Railway, Butterley)
- D1048 'Western Lady' - (Display Only - donated to Western Locomotive Society in the weeks following the event, potentially for future use on SVR)
- D8568
- D821 'Greyhound'
- D1015 'Western Champion'
- D7029 (Display Only)
- D1062 'Western Courier'
- D1013 'Western Ranger' (Display Only)
- D9551
- 50035 'Ark Royal'
- 40106 'Atlantic Conveyor'
- 37263
It was intended that the other two surviving Class 35 'Hymeks' D7017 and D7018, owned by the Diesel & Electric Preservation Group would also attend. Unfortunately both had to be withdrawn from the line up following an incident at the West Somerset Railway
(Another photoshoot also took place at Kidderminster TMD on Friday 6th October which is not featured in this video)
A big thank you to all the staff, event organisers and volunteers at the Severn Valley Railway for another excellent event. And to all the loco owners who allowed the engines to be operated during the event.
Filmed and edited by Matthew Hall