SPRING DIESEL FESTIVAL

Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st May

Celebrating five decades of diesel preservation, hear the thrash and feel the power as things get very loud across four intensively-timetabled days of diesel traction on 18th to 21st May at the Spring Diesel Festival. 

Locomotives of all classes from across 60 years of diesel traction will bring noise throughout the Valley.  
The best of the varied SVR fleet will be joined by special guests – both preserved and currently in main-line operation. 
Tickets for individual days will be available alongside multi-day rovers, allowing you to experience heritage diesel power and save money.  

We are sorry to have to announce that Class 58 no. 58023 will now not be appearing at the Spring Diesel Festival. This is due to technical issue which unfortunately cannot be rectified in time for our four-day event. We are however, working closely with the owner of the locomotive and hope to see it operating here later in the year. We really appreciate all the efforts that have been made by all concerned to have 58023 ready in time and we look forward in anticipation to its arrival in a few months time!

Locomotives Set To Work

* Guest locomotive- Class 47 47712 ‘Lady Diana Spencer’ and  push-pull DBSO set of coaches, courtesy of Locomotive Services Group.
* Guest locomotive – Class 56, courtesy of Colas Rail.
* Guest locomotive – Class 60, courtesy of DB Cargo.
* Guest locomotive – Class 57, thanks to Avanti West Coast and Direct Rail Services.
* Guest locomotive – Class 88, thanks to Direct Rail Services
* Guest locomotive – Class 31 31270, thanks to Colne Valley Diesels Ltd
* Guest locomotive – Class 37 37263
* Guest locomotive – Class 20 20189
* Guest locomotive – GWR ‘Castle Class’ HST
* Guest locomotive – RailAdventure HST Power Cars (Friday only, Weekend’s on display
* Guest locomotive – Class 73/9 (Display Only)
* Class 17 – Clayton D8568
* Class 20 – 20048
* Class 31 – 31466
* Class 33 – 33108 in new livery
* Class 40 – 40106
* Class 42 – D821 in new livery
* Class 50 – 50035 ‘Ark Royal’
* Class 52 – D1015 and D1062

On Display
* Class 20 – 20142
* Class 73/9


Opening Times and menus for catering outlets, pubs and attractionsKIDDERMINSTER
* Valley Suite 7:45am – 6:30pm Thursday to Saturday, 7:45am – 5:30pm on Sunday
* Breakfast
* Sausage bap
* Vegan/gluten free Sausage bap
* Bacon bap.
* Full English breakfast (served till 12) Sausage, bacon, beans, tomato,mushrooms, hash brown
* Veg/GF Sausage, Beans,Tom,mush, hash (served till 12)
* Lunch and Dinner
* Pork Stuffing Bap with apple sauce or gravy
* Sausage Roll
* Vegan Sausage roll
* Steak Slice
* Chips OR cheesy chips
* King and Castle Midday – 9pm Thursday, Midday – 11:30pm Friday and Saturday, midday – 8:30pm on Sunday
* Bathams
* Bewdley Brewery Worcestershire Way,
* Bewdley Brewery 2857
* Hobsons Town Crier
* Butty Bach
* Shop 8:30am – 6:30pm
* Railway Museum Open all four days
* Coalyard miniature railway Open Thursday – Saturday
* Diesel Depot Tours Available from the Class 50 Fund Stand on Kidderminster Concourse. £10. Taking place at regular intervals between 1pm-4pm on Thursday, 10am – 4pm on Friday and Saturday, 10am-2pm on Sunday
* D821 Rededication On Thursday 18th May on Platform 2 at Kidderminster at 11.05 am, the locomotive that started it all – D821 Greyhound –will be part of a rededication ceremony to mark five decades in preservation.
* BEWDLEY
* Refreshment Room – 8am – 4pm
* Serving breakfast sandwiches, grab &go pasties, sausage rolls, and Bewdley specials 
* Beer Tent 10am – 6pm Thursday, 10am – 10pm Friday and Saturday, 10am – 6pm Sunday
* ARLEY
* Refreshment Kiosk – Serving hot and cold snacks plus drinks
* HIGHLEY AND THE ENGINE HOUSE
* The Engine House – 10am – 5.30pm (cafe closes half hour before closing)
* All day breakfast
* Pie of the day with mixed veg and gravy
* Pork bap with stuffing and gravy
* Fish finger sandwich with tatare sauce
* Jacket potatoes
* Toasties
* Refreshment Kiosk – Serving hot and cold snacks plus drinks
* HAMPTON LOADE
* Refreshment Kiosk – Serving hot and cold drinks plus snacks and ice creams
* Paddock Railway – Open every day 10am – 2pm
* BRIDGNORTH
* Railwayman’s Arms – 10am – 9pm Thursday and Sunday, 10 – 11pm on Friday and Saturday
* Refreshment Room – 8am – 4pm
* There will be hot drinks and snacks available from the bar, after the Refreshment Room has closed (Pork Pies, cold Sausages Rolls etc, subject to availability).
* Shop  8.30am – 6.30pm

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