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[…]

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.[…]

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[…]