2857 Work at Kidderminster Completed And that’s a wrap! Work on 2857 at Kiddderminster has reached its conclusion with the removal of the cladding and lagging from the boiler. As per our commitment to the SVR we agreed to[…]

Barry to Bewdley Bike Ride Raises Over £6,000 The Barry to Bewdley Bike Ride, in honour of the 50th Anniversary of 2857’s journey from the Scrapyard to the Severn Valley, has raised over £6,000. Completed in August the 4[…]

6 Months until the Overhaul Begins Following on from the AGM we promised you an update, and here it it. 2857 – The loco remains at Kidderminster, in the KRCW yard. Every 2-3 weeks we are carrying out working[…]

Severn Valley O Gauge Show Sales Stand 2857 Sales stand at the O Gauge Show adds another £1000 to the overhaul pot. We’ve had an excellent weekend at the SVR O Gauge Show at Highley, which also coincided with[…]

Great Central Autumn Gala Sales Stand We had a really good weekend at the GCR raising over £1000 for 2857s overhaul pot. Thanks to everyone who came and spent a few pounds with us, it all makes a difference[…]

Introducing the 2857 ‘Wheel-y Good Raffle’ The 2857 Society, in partnership with the Severn Valley Railway Company Ltd, is delighted to launch our brand-new fundraising initiative – the ‘Wheel-y Good Raffle’. As many of you will know, 2857 is[…]

Severn Valley Autumn Gala Sales Stand Success Proud is an understatement when we say how thrilled we are with the success of our sales stand this weekend. We’ve broken all our previous records and raised over £4000 for 2857.[…]

And Old Friend of 2857 At the SVR Autumn Steam Gala the SVRs latest coach to enter service, 9581, will be launched. 9581 is a Wheelchair Accessible Buffet, and has been very carefully restored/rebuilt by the LNER Carriage Group,[…]

Barry to Bewdley – 50 Years On 50 years on from August 1975. 2857 had arrived at Bewdley, having been towed from Barry Scrapyard along with 7325. August 2025. 2857 Volunteers completed a 2 day bike ride form Barry[…]

2857 Society appoints Riley & Son as Contractor The 2857 Society is pleased to announce that a formal agreement has been made for Riley & Son to take on the contract for the Mechanical Overhaul of 2857. It is[…]