A Day Out on The Severn Valley Railway

Kidderminster - Bridgnorth - Kidderminster

Images on this page include: Funicular Railway at Bridgnorth, High Street, Bridgnorth, Kidderminster Station, Low Town at Bridgnorth, Northgate Museum, Stoneway Steps, The Remembrance Garden, Town Hall and Market Hall.

The first time that I went to the Severn Valley Railway was in 1986, the sounds and smells instantly brought back memories of my childhood holidays (vacation) - even though that was only 20 years previous.

I did take a camera with me in 1986, but photography was still an expensive hobby, and for some, like me, didn’t have the money to take 100’s of photos, to gain experience, so for me it was aim, click, then hope that a week later when the film had been processed, you might get half a dozen acceptable prints from a 24-exposure film.

I haven’t included any of those photos that I took in 1986 because, although most of them turned out ok, I only have scans of the final prints, and those prints have faded a bit over the years, unfortunately the negatives have been lost.

In 1986, the loco sheds at Bridgnorth were open to visitors, anyone could go it and look around and talk to the volunteers that were restoring the engines and carriages, but due to Health and Safety restrictions now, this is no longer possible.

In Bridgnorth there are plenty of places to have something to eat and drink, in 1986, it was a picnic in the park for me, this time we had lunch in one of the many pubs, then later on, it was afternoon tea on the terrace at the Winding House Tea Rooms, drinking tea, and eating scones whilst watching the funicular railway in action.

All photos taken on 23rd August 2012.

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