Skip to content
The Great Britain Guide

Heritage railways · West Midlands

Severn Valley Railway

Also known as: Rheilffordd Dyffryn Hafren

16-mile preserved steam railway from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth, since 1970.

Information board at Ruskin Land - geograph.org.uk - 7545606

Mat Fascione — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year
Spring – autumn

About

The Severn Valley Railway runs 16 miles between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth in the Severn valley — preserved standard-gauge steam railway, opened by volunteers in 1970, and now one of the busiest heritage railways in Britain. The Engine House at Highley museum is the centrepiece.

Photo gallery

From the Wikipedia article

The Severn Valley Railway is a standard-gauge heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The 16-mile (26 km) single-track line runs from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, calling at four intermediate stations and three request stops ("halts"), following the course of the River Severn along the Severn Valley for much of its route, and crossing the river on the historic Victoria Bridge. Train services are hauled by a mixture of steam and heritage diesel locomotives and are often composed of restored heritage carriages, though goods trains are run on special occasions. The railway operates most weekends and holidays throughout its running season, it also holds events featuring more intensive operation, such as steam and diesel galas.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
52.3789, -2.3508

Sources

Featured in these 2 guides

Other places nearby

Loading nearby places…

Nearby

Other heritage railways from this era

More heritage railways in this region

Frequently asked questions

Where is Severn Valley Railway?
Severn Valley Railway is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.3789°, -2.3508°.
When was Severn Valley Railway built?
Severn Valley Railway dates to the Modern era. The exact year of origin is not recorded in our open-data sources.