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    Eighteen runners at big Severn Valley Railway diesel festival

    May 07, 2019 3 minutes
    By Paul Appleton
    HAYDEN SHEPPARD

    MODERN traction enthusiasts will relish the prospect of seeing up to 18 diesel electric and hydraulic locomotives in action at this year’s Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival.

    The showpiece event will run from Thursday, May 16, to Saturday, May 18, followed on the Sunday by the usual mixed traffic day, when a selection of steam locomotives from the railway’s home fleet operate alongside some of the guest diesels.

    All four days feature special timetables. Running on each day is the star of the show, the National Railway Museum’s prototype

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