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Severn valley railway.
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oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
Maybe the Severn Valley Railway never expected this.
BBC News - Coal Shortage Hits Vintage Railways.
BBC News - Coal Shortage Hits Vintage Railways.
mike jenks
master brummie
Hi
Yep not an easy problem to solve this one. With Daw Mill gone now the right coal
for Steam Engines will be at a premium Price. The Traditional Coal used for years was
the Hard Welsh Coal that went Years ago. A lot of the now imported coal is Useless for
steam (Brown Coal Eastern European) so those Tickets on the SVR will go up.
The more I see about Coal was has to Question the mess we get into with 800 million
years of a raw Material locked under ground yet all our Fuels we use Gas Oil and Coal are
imported.
Perhaps Arthur was right who knows. Clearly the Grocers shop is happy selling it to us
As an SVR member its worrying. If If its a nice day next week June is a full service C
Im of for the Day but it must be dry there's a problem.
Dad 96 is well got over Mom 96. Im off to Scotland in a Month plenty of Steam and Diesel to see.
Mike Jenks
Yep not an easy problem to solve this one. With Daw Mill gone now the right coal
for Steam Engines will be at a premium Price. The Traditional Coal used for years was
the Hard Welsh Coal that went Years ago. A lot of the now imported coal is Useless for
steam (Brown Coal Eastern European) so those Tickets on the SVR will go up.
The more I see about Coal was has to Question the mess we get into with 800 million
years of a raw Material locked under ground yet all our Fuels we use Gas Oil and Coal are
imported.
Perhaps Arthur was right who knows. Clearly the Grocers shop is happy selling it to us
As an SVR member its worrying. If If its a nice day next week June is a full service C
Im of for the Day but it must be dry there's a problem.
Dad 96 is well got over Mom 96. Im off to Scotland in a Month plenty of Steam and Diesel to see.
Mike Jenks
oldbrit
OldBrit in Exile
A few years ago on a visit to Brum. my sister Joan and her kids took us on the old steam train, it was a WW2 weekend. One of the best trips I have ever had complete with a REAL Spitfire buzzing around. Then all kinds of WW2 odds and sods for sale. Smashing to say the least. lots of real good memories. John Crump OldBrit. Parker. Co USA
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Railway Magazine, May 2021...
A collaboration between the Severn Valley Railway, the University of Birmingham and Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions will see a Class 08 diesel shunter converted to fuel cell power. The first conversion of a diesel loco to run on hydrogen power in the UK...
A collaboration between the Severn Valley Railway, the University of Birmingham and Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions will see a Class 08 diesel shunter converted to fuel cell power. The first conversion of a diesel loco to run on hydrogen power in the UK...
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G G Jean
Brummy Wench.
Wow.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
The live Webcams on the SVR...
Will give you a wave when I'm on the 40's weekend in July.
Annie
Richard Dye
master brummie
Pete, this is a big move. The company I used to work for Cummins has pioneered the use of hydrogen fueled engines and is replacing many diesel powered locomotives in Austria.
Great post, thank you!
G G Jean
Brummy Wench.
Will more than likely be on one of the trains with our family too Annie. x Let us know when and will look out for you?. Will be wearing my BHF badge Mike Gee delivered by hand.
izzy eckerslike
master brummie
I remember all the impressionists such as Mike Yarwood used to do Magnus Pyke, when describing something he used to wave his arms all over the place, the best one was when he was describing something that was enormous such as the universe and he would swing is arms out like a windmill 
Mark Tooze
master brummie
Here are a few photos of Arley station - early 1980's, although for once the time is irrelevant as I guess it looks identical today!
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
great pics thanks for posting them
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
The Arley railway station on the Severn Valley Railway, one of Britain's preserved steam railways, has been used in many films and television programmes (including the BBC's Oh, Doctor Beeching!)as HATLEY. The station was opened in 1862 and closed by British Railways in 1963. It was reopened by the SVR in 1974. The village also has one pub, a tearoom and a post office with shop
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
A couple of Arley Station in 2006.
www.ipernity.com
www.ipernity.com
Arley Station on the Severn Valley Railway - Worcestershire Walks, Upper Arley
By Pedrocut.
www.ipernity.com
Arley Station on the Severn Valley Railway - Worcestershire Walks, Upper Arley
By Pedrocut.
www.ipernity.com
Richard Dye
master brummie
Going to put that place on my bucket list!
