Railway Round Up No. 20
April 23, 2026
The Story of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
June 10, 2026
West Somerset Railway – 30 Years of Galas
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West Somerset Railway
30 Years of galas 1996-2026
1996 Spring Steam Gala The railways first gala was held over 8-10 March 1996 to
commemorate 30 years since the closure of the Somerset and Dorset Railway in March
1966. Visiting the railway were 34039 Boscastle, 34105 Swanage, 44422, 73096 and 7802
Bradley Manor.joining the home fleet of 53808 and 7828 Odney Manor.
2003 Spring Steam Gala The 2003 Spring Steam Gala over 28-30 March saw a number
of guest locomotives including LSWR ‘M7’ 30053, LMS ‘Ivatt 2MT’ 41312 and GWR locos
composition of: 4141, 5224, 5764 and 5786.
2004 Spring Steam Gala The 2004 Spring Steam Gala over March 26-28 featured Ian
Riley’s LMS ‘Black 5’ 45407 and BR ‘Standard 4’ 76079, Bodmin’s Small Prairie 5552, GER
‘J15’ 65462 and SR ‘West Country’ 34027 Taw Valley.
2006 Spring Steam Gala The 2006 Spring Steam Gala celebrated two anniversaries
including the 40th anniversary of the end of steam on the S&D in March 1966. The event
featured guests engines including: ‘4F’ 44422, ‘7F’ 53809, ‘Battle of Britain’ 34067 Tangmere,
‘Black 5’ 45407 as 45440, ‘5MT’ 73129, ‘4MT’ 76079 as 76009 and ‘9F’ 92203 Black
Prince. Plus newly overhauled ‘7F’ 88 in S&D prussian blue and ‘4MT’ 80136.
2016 Spring Steam Gala The 2016 Spring Steam Gala Attending were 34053 Sir Keith
Park masquerading as 34098 Templecombe, visiting from the Swanage Railway was ‘Spamcan’
34070 Manston, joining these were Llangollen ‘4MT’ 80072 which spent the weekend
masquerading as 80043, the Great Central sent BR Green liveried ‘9F’ 92214 rekindling
memories of 92220 Evening Star and Stanier ‘8F’ 48624. Also present were 44422, 53809
and 53808.
2018 Autumn Steam Gala The 2018 Autumn Steam Gala. The event featured BR ‘Standard
5MT’ 73082 Camelot making its first visit away from the Bluebell Railway in preservation,
Mid-Hants based LMS ‘Ivatt 2MT’ 41312 and BR ‘Standard 4MTT’ 80072 joined
summertime visitors SR rebuilt ‘West Country’ 34046 Braunton and BR(W) ‘Manors’ 7820
and 7822, 6960 and 53808.
2019 Autumn Steam Gala The 2019 Autumn Steam Gala went for a Great Western
Branch Line gala with the appearance of four pannier tanks including former resident
6412, 4612 from the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, 7714 from the Severn Valley Railway
and hired in visitor 7752 from Tyseley.
2021 Autumn Steam Gala The railway held a low key Autumn Steam Gala during the
Covid restrictions period. Featured were 5199, 7822 Foxcote Manor, 7828 Odney Manor.
2022 Spring Steam Gala May 2022 saw the first Spring Steam Gala held on the line
since 2018 and featured three visiting locomotives including Caledonian Railway ‘439’
419 from the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway, BR ‘Standard 4MT’ 75069 and 2857 from the
Severn Valley Railway.
2023 Spring Steam Spectacular In 2023, the steam gala theme changed to the ‘Spring
Steam Spectacular’ and featured three visiting locomotives including the new-build GWR
‘Saint’ 2999 Lady of Legend from the Didcot Railway Centre,
2024 Spring Steam Spectacular The 2024 Spring Steam Spectacular featured a wide
array of motive power and included Locomotive Services LNER Thompson ‘B1’ 61306
“Mayflower”, GWR ‘Modified Hall’ 6990 Witherslack Hall.
Plus – 2024 ‘150’ event at Minehead and galas in 2025 and 2026.
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Steam news: Flying Scotsman visits Dorset and a hire period on the Swanage Branch. Scenes of it
arriving by road and operating on the branch.
Gala time at the East Lancs with Black Five No. 5407 and visiting GW engines, Odney Manor and
Clun Castle plus celebrity Jubilee No. 5552 Silver Jubilee (5553 Kolhapur).
Bluebell Railway sees the newly-built station at Kingscote opened with ‘C’ Class No. 592 all
dressed up and U Class 1618 also in operation.
Gala days at the Dean Forest Railway. Midland 1F No. 41708 re-numbered 1780 for the weekend.
Also newly overhauled small Prairie No. 5541 and Pannier No. 9681.
Mid-Hants Railway receives its first Great Western type in preservation. No. 7029 Clun Castle
appeared alongside Nos. 35005, 34105, 30506, 73096 (as 73080) and the S160 in wartime black.
The Foxfield Railway with no fewer than nine industrial engines working mineral and passenger
trains up the 1 in 19 incline.
Bluebell steam gala showing MN Class No. 35027 Port Line and Baxter with Nos. 847 and 263.
Great Central Railway witnesses the NRM’s Duchess No. 46229 Duchess of Hamilton which was
being run in following wheel and axle overhaul.
No. 75014 returns to operations following an overhaul on the NYMR along with scenes of
No. 34027 Taw Valley.
Cab Ride – Crianlarich to Oban: A view from the cab of a Class 158 along the stunning
route to Oban.
Midland Railway: Diesel gala included a triple-header with Class 50007, 55015 and 47401.
Also seen are 31162, 46045, 20227 and 45113.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Summer on the island with A1X No. 8 Freshwater and J94 No. 198.
Main Line: We see Duchess of Hamilton to and from Scarborough.
Steam on the Met – with N2 No. 69523 at Watford, Amersham and Rickmansworth.
Also Pannier L99, 80079 and Class 20227 with Sarah Siddons.
West Highland Centenary – A special feature showing Nos. 2005 and
3442 Great Marquess with Class 37s, Nos. 37152 and 37221 in Intercity livery as they
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