Performance of the day at the SVR gala was between 3 locos
Obvs a 50 is included as the run to Bewdley tunnel was astonishing
The Deltic for flattening Eardington.
However the winner was 33108 for its storming run on Eardington with 7 on.
The sky was literally black with clag & so was my face
Obvs a 50 is included as the run to Bewdley tunnel was astonishing
The Deltic for flattening Eardington.
However the winner was 33108 for its storming run on Eardington with 7 on.
The sky was literally black with clag & so was my face
May 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Performance of the day at the SVR gala was between 3 locos
Obvs a 50 is included as the run to Bewdley tunnel was astonishing
The Deltic for flattening Eardington.
However the winner was 33108 for its storming run on Eardington with 7 on.
The sky was literally black with clag & so was my face
Obvs a 50 is included as the run to Bewdley tunnel was astonishing
The Deltic for flattening Eardington.
However the winner was 33108 for its storming run on Eardington with 7 on.
The sky was literally black with clag & so was my face
37264 next… looking forward to hearing this legend work the Eardington Bank… she is already sounding phenomenal!
October 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
37264 next… looking forward to hearing this legend work the Eardington Bank… she is already sounding phenomenal!
Clay Screw-moss (Tortula amplexa) at one of its few UK sites on Saturday,nice to see it still holding out at Eardington Nature reserve after being discovered there by Mark Lawly in 2006 ,I only could find one patch in the whole reserve,still better than none.
December 16, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Clay Screw-moss (Tortula amplexa) at one of its few UK sites on Saturday,nice to see it still holding out at Eardington Nature reserve after being discovered there by Mark Lawly in 2006 ,I only could find one patch in the whole reserve,still better than none.
55009 prepares for the assault on Eardington shortly after departing Bridgenorth during the SVR diesel gala on Friday
She needn’t have worried
Eardington bank simply didn’t exist
Ended up staying with the class 14/35 combo through to Kiddy & left early (accident on the M42 was causing issues)
She needn’t have worried
Eardington bank simply didn’t exist
Ended up staying with the class 14/35 combo through to Kiddy & left early (accident on the M42 was causing issues)
May 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
55009 prepares for the assault on Eardington shortly after departing Bridgenorth during the SVR diesel gala on Friday
She needn’t have worried
Eardington bank simply didn’t exist
Ended up staying with the class 14/35 combo through to Kiddy & left early (accident on the M42 was causing issues)
She needn’t have worried
Eardington bank simply didn’t exist
Ended up staying with the class 14/35 combo through to Kiddy & left early (accident on the M42 was causing issues)
50049 Defiance at rest at Bridgenorth after flattening Eardington
Hard to believe that we’re about the same age.
Defiance defo has the edge on me😂
Brew time then back to Kidderminster
Hard to believe that we’re about the same age.
Defiance defo has the edge on me😂
Brew time then back to Kidderminster
April 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
50049 Defiance at rest at Bridgenorth after flattening Eardington
Hard to believe that we’re about the same age.
Defiance defo has the edge on me😂
Brew time then back to Kidderminster
Hard to believe that we’re about the same age.
Defiance defo has the edge on me😂
Brew time then back to Kidderminster
401 Vulcan taking on Eardington bank with the early goods on Saturday morning, and I finally caught some Western engines at Eardington station, at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Gala
September 20, 2023 at 11:20 AM
401 Vulcan taking on Eardington bank with the early goods on Saturday morning, and I finally caught some Western engines at Eardington station, at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Gala
Branch Line Weekend Services to make special stops https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/branch-line-weekend-services-to-make-special-stops.html #class_108 #eardington #SevernValleyRailway
Branch Line Weekend Services to make special stops
Eardington station is the smallest station on the Severn Valley Railway, with trains usually running straight through, except during galas.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Branch Line Weekend Services to make special stops https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/branch-line-weekend-services-to-make-special-stops.html #class_108 #eardington #SevernValleyRailway
Back at Kidderminster
Not sure if Defiance had an issue.
Performance was as expected up Eardington then Bob Dunn opened her up again & she juddered like hell as if it was an emergency brake app.
Afterwards it was no more than notch two or three 🤔
Not sure if Defiance had an issue.
Performance was as expected up Eardington then Bob Dunn opened her up again & she juddered like hell as if it was an emergency brake app.
Afterwards it was no more than notch two or three 🤔
April 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Back at Kidderminster
Not sure if Defiance had an issue.
Performance was as expected up Eardington then Bob Dunn opened her up again & she juddered like hell as if it was an emergency brake app.
Afterwards it was no more than notch two or three 🤔
Not sure if Defiance had an issue.
Performance was as expected up Eardington then Bob Dunn opened her up again & she juddered like hell as if it was an emergency brake app.
Afterwards it was no more than notch two or three 🤔
D1062 Western Courier at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn diesel gala heading up Eardington bank
October 2, 2023 at 10:20 AM
D1062 Western Courier at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn diesel gala heading up Eardington bank
Train Sim Livestream to raise money for Severn Valley Railway after landslip https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/01/train-sim-livestream-to-raise-money-for-severn-valley-railway-after-landslip.html #BlastPipeProductions #bridgnorth #eardington #kidderminster #SevernValleyRailway #valley #working
Train Sim Livestream to raise money for Severn Valley Railway after landslip
Following the devastating news that the Severn Valley Railway has suffered a major landslip near Eardington station, a special live stream aims to earn money for the railway. Angry Welshman Productions and Blast Pipe Productions will be using the PLD 5700 Pannier Tank (7714 to be exact) and will be…
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January 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Train Sim Livestream to raise money for Severn Valley Railway after landslip https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/01/train-sim-livestream-to-raise-money-for-severn-valley-railway-after-landslip.html #BlastPipeProductions #bridgnorth #eardington #kidderminster #SevernValleyRailway #valley #working
Work begins to repair Severn Valley Railway after landslip https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/05/work-begins-to-repair-severn-valley-railway-after-landslip.html #bridgnorth #eardington #HamptonLoade #SevernValleyRailway #shropshire
Work begins to repair Severn Valley Railway after landslip
The Severn Valley Railway has announced that work has formally begun to repair the damage caused by the landslip at Mor Brook. Trains cannot run between Hampton Loade, Eardington and Bridgnorth because of the landslip, which happened in January. Contractor, Construction Marine Ltd, has made a start with the soil…
www.railadvent.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Work begins to repair Severn Valley Railway after landslip https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/05/work-begins-to-repair-severn-valley-railway-after-landslip.html #bridgnorth #eardington #HamptonLoade #SevernValleyRailway #shropshire
Quick trip to the nature reserve in Eardington. Took lots of pictures of the bottom of the pool, being too slow to catch anything else, a nice dragonfly sunning itself on a rock, and some not-quite-in-focus dragonfly hanky-panky. 😂
#Photography #Nature #Shropshire #Insects #Dragonfly
#Photography #Nature #Shropshire #Insects #Dragonfly
September 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Quick trip to the nature reserve in Eardington. Took lots of pictures of the bottom of the pool, being too slow to catch anything else, a nice dragonfly sunning itself on a rock, and some not-quite-in-focus dragonfly hanky-panky. 😂
#Photography #Nature #Shropshire #Insects #Dragonfly
#Photography #Nature #Shropshire #Insects #Dragonfly
Kidderminster
Bewdley
Arley
Highley
Hampton Loade
Eardington
Bridgnorth
Bewdley
Arley
Highley
Hampton Loade
Eardington
Bridgnorth
February 28, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Kidderminster
Bewdley
Arley
Highley
Hampton Loade
Eardington
Bridgnorth
Bewdley
Arley
Highley
Hampton Loade
Eardington
Bridgnorth
Some tiny 'Scarlet Pimpernel' flowers (I think!)
Taken at Eardington Nature Reserve near #Bridgnorth in #Shropshire
Lots of birds around, sadly no Dragonflies or Damselflies (yet) so I had to make do with teeny tiny flowers instead.
#Macro #Wildflowers #Photography
Taken at Eardington Nature Reserve near #Bridgnorth in #Shropshire
Lots of birds around, sadly no Dragonflies or Damselflies (yet) so I had to make do with teeny tiny flowers instead.
#Macro #Wildflowers #Photography
May 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Some tiny 'Scarlet Pimpernel' flowers (I think!)
Taken at Eardington Nature Reserve near #Bridgnorth in #Shropshire
Lots of birds around, sadly no Dragonflies or Damselflies (yet) so I had to make do with teeny tiny flowers instead.
#Macro #Wildflowers #Photography
Taken at Eardington Nature Reserve near #Bridgnorth in #Shropshire
Lots of birds around, sadly no Dragonflies or Damselflies (yet) so I had to make do with teeny tiny flowers instead.
#Macro #Wildflowers #Photography
The new issue of Trackside Magazine is now out. Packed with news, views and features. Including my 5 page illustrated feature on Britain's only entirely oil lit station, Eardington, on the SVR:
tracksidemag.co.uk/current-issue
tracksidemag.co.uk/current-issue
February 5, 2024 at 11:00 AM
The new issue of Trackside Magazine is now out. Packed with news, views and features. Including my 5 page illustrated feature on Britain's only entirely oil lit station, Eardington, on the SVR:
tracksidemag.co.uk/current-issue
tracksidemag.co.uk/current-issue
🚨 NEW VIDEO ALERT 🚨
Click: youtu.be/B25G10c9F-0?...
Last Month went to the Severn Valley Railway for the Autumn Steam Gala and visited Eardington Station and two other Stations with the word Halt.
Click: youtu.be/B25G10c9F-0?...
Last Month went to the Severn Valley Railway for the Autumn Steam Gala and visited Eardington Station and two other Stations with the word Halt.
October 15, 2023 at 4:04 PM
🚨 NEW VIDEO ALERT 🚨
Click: youtu.be/B25G10c9F-0?...
Last Month went to the Severn Valley Railway for the Autumn Steam Gala and visited Eardington Station and two other Stations with the word Halt.
Click: youtu.be/B25G10c9F-0?...
Last Month went to the Severn Valley Railway for the Autumn Steam Gala and visited Eardington Station and two other Stations with the word Halt.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Severn Valley Railway landslip - BBC Sounds
Work has begun to determine the cause of a landslip near Eardington.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Definitely one of the highlights of January was the crew of 7714 taking the concept of "Pannier Tank GTI" very much to heart, with a storming run up Eardington Bank at the Severn Valley Railway Winter Steam Gala. Video footage of the climb can be found at the below link
youtu.be/MesZmTli_7w
youtu.be/MesZmTli_7w
7714 makes light work of Eardington Bank
YouTube video by ethan46441
youtu.be
December 26, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Definitely one of the highlights of January was the crew of 7714 taking the concept of "Pannier Tank GTI" very much to heart, with a storming run up Eardington Bank at the Severn Valley Railway Winter Steam Gala. Video footage of the climb can be found at the below link
youtu.be/MesZmTli_7w
youtu.be/MesZmTli_7w
So at Bridgnorth we have:
D9551, D3586 & 1501 all just sat around looking pretty
75069 getting watered
46115 having ran around its train before working the 14:45 back to Kidderminster Town
1450 with the Auto, which I will be riding as far as Eardington
D9551, D3586 & 1501 all just sat around looking pretty
75069 getting watered
46115 having ran around its train before working the 14:45 back to Kidderminster Town
1450 with the Auto, which I will be riding as far as Eardington
September 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
So at Bridgnorth we have:
D9551, D3586 & 1501 all just sat around looking pretty
75069 getting watered
46115 having ran around its train before working the 14:45 back to Kidderminster Town
1450 with the Auto, which I will be riding as far as Eardington
D9551, D3586 & 1501 all just sat around looking pretty
75069 getting watered
46115 having ran around its train before working the 14:45 back to Kidderminster Town
1450 with the Auto, which I will be riding as far as Eardington
Severn Valley Railway wins four top awards https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/severn-valley-railway-wins-four-top-awards.html #awards #dunster #eardington #HeritageRailwayAssociation #LocomotionShildon #NetworkRail #northern #SevernValleyRailway #stanier #valley
Severn Valley Railway wins four top awards
The ever-popular Severn Valley Railway has won four awards at this year’s Heritage Railway Association awards. David Williams, who has been involved with the SVR since the early days, won a lifetime achievement award. The Diesel Traction Group received the Rail Express Modern Traction Award, whilst Eardington station won Station…
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February 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Severn Valley Railway wins four top awards https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/severn-valley-railway-wins-four-top-awards.html #awards #dunster #eardington #HeritageRailwayAssociation #LocomotionShildon #NetworkRail #northern #SevernValleyRailway #stanier #valley
Day two of the Severn Valley Railway Winter Gala. Some snow here but timetable operating as planned, check SVR FB/Twitter page for updates.
SVR does not yet have a Bluesky page, if you think they should, message them!
SVR does not yet have a Bluesky page, if you think they should, message them!
January 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Day two of the Severn Valley Railway Winter Gala. Some snow here but timetable operating as planned, check SVR FB/Twitter page for updates.
SVR does not yet have a Bluesky page, if you think they should, message them!
SVR does not yet have a Bluesky page, if you think they should, message them!
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No 5593 'Kolhapur' - Steam Classic Postcard
https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/london-midland-scottish-railway-4-6-0-no-5593-kolhapur-steam-classic-pc-221154807.htm
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#lms #railways #trains #postcard #postcards
December 16, 2024 at 12:18 PM
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No 5593 'Kolhapur' - Steam Classic Postcard
https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/london-midland-scottish-railway-4-6-0-no-5593-kolhapur-steam-classic-pc-221154807.htm
#lms #railways #trains #postcard #postcards
https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/london-midland-scottish-railway-4-6-0-no-5593-kolhapur-steam-classic-pc-221154807.htm
#lms #railways #trains #postcard #postcards