Old Oak Common Recreated
A evening photoshoot was held at the Severn Valley Railway, as part of their Autumn Diesel Bash in October. Photo D Hector 4 of our...
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Oct 7
Fantastic Diesel Bash at the Severn Valley Railway
What a wonderful 4 days we have had at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Bash with 50033, 50035, 50007 and 50049 all making...
Oct 1
Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Bash 3rd - 6th October
This popular 4 day event will have some special visiting locomotives joining the home fleet line up, which includes 4 of our fleet....
Sep 14
Hercules and Defiance collect 58023
Today we worked in conjunction with Hanson & Hall in order to collect and deliver 58023 from Leicester LIP to Kidderminster SVR. This...
Aug 10
Large Logo Duo Return
We are pleased to report that 50007 Hercules & 50049 Defiance have returned to our home base after their repaint into classic large logo...
Jul 25
Repaint update on 50007 & 50049
We are pleased to share progress with the repaint of Hercules & Defiance this week at Arlington Fleet Services,Eastleigh. 50007 Hercules...
Jun 1
50033 Goes West
Details for 50033 move to the West Somerset Railway for the their upcoming Summer Diesel Festival have been released....
May 27
A Glorious Return
50033 Glorious has made a successful return to traffic today on the Severn Valley Railway. 18 months after her last appearance which has...
May 21
SVR Diesel Festival Spectacular
Fine sunny weather along with a fantastic line up of diesels ensured the Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival (16th -19th May)was...
Apr 27
Bodywork repairs for 007 & 049
Bodywork repairs have been carried out on 50007 & 50049 at Kidderminster SVR the past few weeks by our expert welder,Ian Williams. 50049...
Apr 3
Tag The Tank
The Class 50 Alliance and The Fifty Fund are pleased to announce their "Tag the Tank" fund-raising appeal, an initiative whereby you can...
Mar 24
Glorious update
The refurbishment of 50033 continues at Kidderminster SVR this weekend after months of work stripping,repairing and cleaning its time to...
Feb 12
Heritage Railway Association Awards 2024
The Class 50 Alliance was presented with the Rail Express Magazine Modern Traction Award 2024 by editor, Richard Clinnick at the Heritage...
Feb 4
SVR Spring Diesel Festival Tickets
The Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival tickets are NOW on sale. This popular event,will be held over 4 days from Thursday 16th...
Jan 12
2023 In Pictures
A short video of our highlights of 2023 for you to enjoy. Thank you to all the contributors that allowed us to feature their images.
Jan 2
New Year Message
As we move into a new year with the Class 50 Alliance, we must reflect on what we have achieved in 2023. We have reached a milestone in...
Nov 22, 2023
Winter Diesel Day on the Severn Valley Railway
If you fancy a festive day out with a variety of diesels to choose from, then book your tickets for Friday 29th December on the SVR...
Nov 16, 2023
Cover Stars
Thank you to Rail Express magazine for featuring us in their latest issue, celebrating our 100th Mainline railtour on 16th September to...
Nov 6, 2023
Winter Preparations for 50031
With the winter, and inclement weather rapidly approaching it was time to “baton down the hatches” on 50031 Hood this weekend at...
Oct 30, 2023
50044’s Revival Continues
Some very important work was carried out this weekend on 50044 Exeter, by our dedicated team of volunteers. Exeter's overhauled train...
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