#FiftyFriday 50049 'Defiance' at Severn Valley Railway Kidderminster, taken from a departing train during the recent spring diesel gala. Great to see 49 & 7 back in BR large logo livery. #SVRGala25 #SVR @thefiftyfund 15/5/25

#FreightlinerFriday The revised (for the better 🍊👌) version of 70020 looking splendid on heritage gala duties at Kidderminster Severn Valley Railway last month. Nice to have an air braked set with opening windows too, for full enjoyment. Courtesy of #WestCoastRailways. #SVRGala25 15/5/25

#FrontEndFriday Which is your favourite 50 livery?* Ark Royal & Glorious at Kidderminster on day 1 of the Severn Valley Railway spring diesel gala. 50035 bears the Greatest Gathering headboard which has been touring the UK network #SVRGala25 @SVRDiesels @thefiftyfund #FiftyFriday 15/5/25

#FiftyFriday The weather was Glorious but the hoover was most certainly Defiance. #LargeLogo beauty 50049 seen at Highley on the Severn Valley Railway during the spring diesel gala last month. #SVRGala25 @thefiftyfund @SVRDiesels 15/5/25

#ThursdayThirtyThree Dutch livery 33108 seen approaching Highley from the low level vantage point during the Severn Valley Railway spring diesel gala last month. Engines this size are always great value on heritage lines & this Crompton didn't disappoint. #SVRGala25 #Bagpipes 15/5/25

#WesternWednesday looking stunning under perfectly matching skies, D1048 'Western Lady' basks in the spring sunshine at Kidderminster during last month's Severn Valley Railway diesel gala. I never realised that some of the 1000s were built at Crewe. #WhizzoWednesday #SVRGala25 15/5/25

#FiftyFriday #BewareOfTrains A classic shot of Kidderminster Severn Valley Railway with 50033 in the siding & 50035 waiting to depart for Hampton Loade with the #GreatestGathering headboard on the front during the first day of the spring diesel gala on 15/5/25. #SVRGala25

#MondayMorningBlues A blue lady & a Scottish chopper.. D1048 'Western Lady' at the blocks alongside Eastfield logoed 20048 at Kidderminster ##SevernValleyRailway station on 15/5/25.. #SVRGala25 #BRBlue

#MainlineMonday A blue bone under a blue sky, 58023 arrives into Kidderminster towards the end of day 1 of the #SVR spring diesel gala. The first of two excellent days I spent bashing & photting with @bennybizzle1.bsky.social & @kingy69beard.bsky.social #MondayMorningBlues #SVRGala25 15/5/25

#SideOnSunday 40106 'Atlantic Conveyor' snapped passing the signalbox at Kidderminster #SevernValleyRailway during the spring diesel gala on 15/5/25. #SVRGala25 #Whistler #EnglishElectric

#SemaphoreSunday popular guest loco #Colas 56113 waits for the road at Arley with a Kidderminster bound service during the #SevernValleyRailway spring diesel gala last week. Clear blue skies and grid thrash made for an excellent time all round. #SVRGala25 #GridWatch @C56G2 16/5/25

More #SevernValleySaturday from the gala last week. Under beautiful matching blue skies, the impressive looking 'Warship' D821 'Greyhound' arrives into Kidderminster with the local set on the Thursday evening. #SevernValleyRailway #BRblue #SVRGala25 15/5/25

#SevernValleySaturday Back in the glorious sunshine at the spring diesel gala last week, 50035 'Ark Royal' & guest loco from Locomotive Services 57003 'Inter City Railway Society' sit side by side in the beautifully rural setting of Arley station. #SVR #LSL #SVRGala25 16/5/25

#ThursdayThirtyThree Former BR Southern Region beauty 33108 basks in the spring sunshine outside the depot at Kidderminster during a break in duties at the Severn Valley Railway diesel gala last week. #Bagpipes #Dutch #Crompton #SVRGala25 15/5/25

#MidweekPeak 46045 departs from Kidderminster with a Hampton Loade service on day 1 of the Severn Valley Railway diesel gala last week. We'd previously enjoyed a run back from Highley into Kidderminster behind this one & she was in fantastic form through the tunnel. #SVRGala25 15/5/25

#WhizzoWednesday Three views of D1062 'Western Courier' at Kidderminster station & diesel depot last week. The big Western hydraulics are always good value for haulage at Severn Valley Railway galas & also look stunning. #SVRGala25 #Thousand #WesternWednesday 15/5/25 & 16/5/25

More #MondayMorningBlues in the unmistakable shape of the #DTG's #Warship D821 'Greyhound' seen at Kidderminster during the Severn Valley Railway spring diesel gala. 57003 can also be seen in the background. #SVRGala25 15/5/25

#MondayMorningBlues 50035 'Ark Royal' waits time at Kidderminster Severn ValleyRailway. The loco was carrying the Greatest Gathering headboard during her passenger workings on day 1 of the diesel gala. #SVRGala25 #Class50 15/5/25

#SideOnSunday 50049 'Defiance' basks briefly in the sunshine at Kidderminster on Friday during day 2 of the #SevernValleyRailway spring diesel gala. The #LargeLogo livery looks absolutely mint, THE proper livery for a 50 in my opinion. #SVRGala25 #Class50 16/5/25

#SevernValleySaturday Always one of my favourite locos at the valley, 46045 at Highley on day one of the Severn Valley Railway diesel gala. A storming run in to Kidderminster behind her was definitely one of my highlights of the gala. #Class46 #SVRGala25 15/5/25

#FreightlinerFriday Two of the guest locos at the Severn Valley Railway diesel gala yesterday. #Freightliner heavyweights 70020 and 66509 wait in the sunshine at Kidderminster. #SVRgala25 15/5/25

#TypeFiveFriday @ColasRailUK 56113 at the fantastic looking station at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway during day 2 of the spring diesel gala. We took this to Kidderminster, right behind the loco which sounded excellent particularly after Bewdley. #SVRGala25 #Colas @C56G2 16/5/25

#FuglyFriday #FortiesOnFriday Having a break during the first day of the Severn Valley Railway diesel gala, recently repainted @RailFreight 70020 stands in the sunshine at Kidderminster depot alongside 40106 'Atlantic Conveyor' #SVRgala25 #Freightliner 15/5/25

Thursday morning on day 1 of the Severn Valley Railway diesel gala. 56094 arriving into Kidderminster in a cloud of clag, a taste of what was to come as she gave the punters an awesome display from Bewdley to Kidderminster on the return working. #SVRgala25 #GridWatch #Colas 15/5/25