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Severn Valley Railway

John MeixelJohn MeixelOGR Forum Member

My wife, son and I are swapping our home with British friends for three weeks.  This is our third trip to England and my second time driving although the first was a car with automatic transmission.  I am now driving with a floor mounted shifter using my left hand!  It hasn't been pretty but I have only been honked at once so far.  I also survived the "Magic Roundabout" in Swindon at rush hour!

 

This is the first time I've been able to visit a preserved railway and we rode the Severn Valley Railway on Tuesday.  Below are some of the pictures I took.  It is amazing how different the railways are here from the U.S..

 

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lewraillewrailOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

The Severn is an excellent preserved railway, but unfortunately has no turning facilities.

There is a U Tube video showing  trains running the full length of the line in both directions.

 

Hope you can get to the Welsh narrow gauges John.  They are really a lot of fun. Festiniog is the best followed by West Highland, Talyllyn, and Vale of Rheidol in my opinion.

 

Lew Schneider

John MeixelJohn MeixelOGR Forum Member

Yes they were getting ready for a World War II event this weekend.  At one of the stations Winston Churchill was walking around!

 

Yes I really want to ride the Festiniog in Wales but it's a four hour drive from Oxford where we're staying.  I am a two-foot gauge nut and know that the Sandy River was based on it.

 

In a future trip we will go to Wales and I want to stay in "The Village" at Portmerion!

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