1940′s Weekend: Arley Station, Severn Valley Railway; 25th June 2011 Despite having to contend with scorching temperatures the turn out on Arley Station was surprisingly mild for a 1940′s event. Anne; A Brief Encounter © John Powell EFIAP DPAGB I won’t lie! The only reason I chose to go to Arley, instead of usual journey [...]
For my second assault on the SVR-1940’s weekend I drove to Arley Station, parked the car and make my way to Kidderminster, via the train. Although I’ve been to most of the stations along the route and photographed many of the volunteers’ I’d never actually traveled on the train. The Station Master © John Powell [...]
For two weekends (June 27-28 & July 4-5th) the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) goes back in time when it hosts its annual 1940’s weekend. Ironically, it was during the 1940’s that passenger traffic on the SVR started to dwindle, largely as a result of the motor car. However, it was in 1963 that the line [...]
