Railway Round Up No. 20
April 23, 2026
West Somerset Railway – 30 Years of Galas
£14.95
‘West Somerset Railway’
– 30 Years of Galas As the railway celebrates its 50th year of operation in 2026, we look at the galas held at the 22-mile heritage line since their first steam one in 1996. There were four diesel galas prior to that but from 1996 steam reigned, with the first one dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the closure of the S&D. Some epic moments when one-off steam was used will also feature.
A diverse range of locomotives are shown right up to 2026 when the 50th anniversary was celebrated with A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley as star locomotive. Some of the locomotives seen in this gala DVD include; 34039 Boscastle, 34105 Swanage, 44422, 73096, 7802 Bradley Manor, 53808, 7828 Odney Manor, 6024 King Edward Ist, 34067 Tangmere, 53809, 44422, 4160, 1450, 4936 Kinlet Hall, 6960 Raveningham Hall, 41312, 5553, 80136, 9351, 49395, 6100 Royal Scot, 34007 Wadebridge, 34072 257 Squadron, 3850, 6695, Caley Tank, 34046 Braunton and many, many more steam and heritage diesel locomotives. 90 minutes DVD £14.95 or USB stick £14.95
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Railscene No. 42
£14.95Contents
Newslines – Paddington Station with the naming of an HST power car Intercity
by MD Chris Green. Guests treated to a run behind LMS Pacific No. 46203
from Paddington.
Farewell to BR: SR S15 No. 828 departs Didcot for Crewe and the series of steam tours
from Llandudno Junction to Holyhead commemorating the demise of BR.
Locomotives at Llandudno include – Nos. 5029, 828, 46203, 4498 and 71000.
BR 2-6-4T No. 80080 took a charter to Skegness from Nottingham.
Preservation – The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Spring Gala included S15 828
plus LMS Nos. 48431 and 47279 plus more home fleet.
The opening of the newly restored station at Kidderminster providing the
terminus for the SVR. Nos. 6024, 5029, 2857, 4422 and Jubilee No. 45596 were in
attendance over the weekend.
GCR Freight Weekend with Black Five 44767, GWR tank No. 5224 and LNER 69523.
Modern News: Mid-Hants Diesel Gala brought in Nos. D7018, D5353, 33116, Peak
45132 and newly repainted Class 47 D1524 Old Oak Common.
Network News: Class 73 73107 naming at Redhill Station commemorating
150 years of Redhill.
Southampton Freightliner Terminal and the naming of
Class 47 47095 Southampton WRD.
Main Line Steam: LMS Jubilee No. 45596 on the Welsh Marches Express
from Worcester to Hereford.
No. 6024 King Edward Ist from Paddington to Stratford Upon Avon.
No. 75069 on a positioning train from Worcester Shrub Hill to the West Somerset
Railway. Includes scenes on the WSR with double-heading by Prairie No. 4160.
No. 75069 would stay at the WSR for the summer season. Class 47 47703 Queen Mother
returned the train to Worcester.
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