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    Second time lucky for new Saint’s Severn Valley debut?

    Feb 16, 2021 4 minutes
    By Paul Appleton
    ROBIN JONES

    NONE of us has a crystal ball to tell when passenger trains will return to our heritage railways, but the Severn Valley Railway is being positive in its outlook, announcing plans for a Spring Steam Up.

    It will take place for four days from April 15, featuring a star guest locomotive that had originally been planned for a visit in 2020.

    New-build Saint 4-6-0 No. 2999 Lady of Legend had originally been booked as the headline act at the SVR’s 2020 spring gala last April, but the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, once again,

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