All aboard for trip to mark 60th anniversary of Severn Valley Railway closure
Heritage railway visitors are being invited to get aboard the Severn Valley Railway for a special trip to mark the 60th anniversary of the closure of the line.
The last ever British Railways passenger trains used the track, which now runs between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth, on September 8, 1963.
Now 60 years on the heritage line will commemorate the diamond event with a special train ride to recreate part of that final trip all those years ago.
Preparations are being made for the pannier tank No 7714 to operate on two days carrying a special headboard to mark the occasion. On Friday September 8 it will depart from Kidderminster at 10am and the following day it will be on display at Kidderminster station before it works the 12.45pm departure.
