The Fifty Fund 2026 AGM Announcement We’re pleased to confirm the date of our 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM). 📅 Date: Saturday 21 February 2026 ⏰ Time: 14:00 (GMT) 📍 Location: Kidderminster Museum, Kidderminster Station, Severn Valley Railway 💻 Attendance: In person or online Before the AGM, we will also be offering a tour of Kidderminster TMD, giving members and supporters the opportunity to enjoy a behind-the-scenes look with a tour at 12:00. The AGM is your opportuni
Last night, Network Rail requested the hire of Class 50 No. 50049 Defiance to assist with snow-clearing operations on the West Midlands corridor ahead of the arrival of Storm Goretti. Departing Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway at 23:30, Defiance headed for Birmingham Snow Hill after being prepared by the C50A volunteers — many of whom had endured a challenging journey just to reach Kidderminster in the first place. Fortunately, conditions proved less severe than e
Today marks the running of the final tour by our friends at Pathfinder Railtours, bringing to a close more than five decades of unforgettable charters and excursions. We are immensely proud to have shared such a treasured partnership with Pathfinder Railtours, with the privilege of 52 main line railtours powered by our locomotives. Our journey together began in July 1999, when 50031 Hood provided traction for The Royal Edinburgh, running in conjunction with D172. In 2023, we
