Section 5  -  Members Activities


From time to time, depending on the occasion, trips and events have been organised on the SVR and at other locations. Special trains often hauled by HE686 have also been arranged and three Special Weekends in October & November 1998 were organised at East Lancs Railway (Bury), Middleton Railway Trust (Leeds) and Severn Valley Railway (kidderminster and Bewdley) to Celebrate the Centenary of HE686.

 

 

 

  WILT Members & Friends at SVR

Bridgnorth during a Dining Train Trip

to witness progress on 0-6-0ST MW2047

and 0-6-0T HE686 in October 1993.

 

(photo:   David Cooke)

 

 

 

 

0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue 'Thomas'

livery at SVR Kidderminster with WILT Driver

Robin Jones prior to working a WILT Special

Train to Highley in November 2001. 

 

(photo:   David Cooke)

 

 

 

 

 

 

WILT Members & Friends at SVR Hampton

Loade whilst travelling on a WILT Special

Train hauled by blue liveried 0-6-0T HE686

of 1898 in November 2003.

 

(photo:   Nigel Cripps)

 

 

 

 

 

 0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 in blue

livery at SVR Highley during a

WILT Members Day in June 2004.

HE686 was giving Brake Van

Rides to members of the public

as well as WILT Members.

 

(photo:   David Cooke)

 

 

 

 

 

 

WILT Members & Friends

attending 21st Anniversary

at The Engine House Museum,

Highley on The Severn Valley

Railway in October 2014.

 

(photo:   David Cooke)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WILT Information and Sales Stand at

SVR Bridgnorth during the 'Peep

Behind the Scenes' Event held in July

2016 and organised by the 4150 Group. 

                  

(photo:   David Cooke)

 

 

 

 

 

 

WILT Information and Sales Stand

at SVR Bridgnorth during the 'Peep

Behind the Scenes' Event held in July

2016 and organised by the 4150 Group.

 

(photo:   David Cooke)

 

 

 WILPG Founder Members (L to R) Robin Jones,

Mike Shaw, Ray Newey, Richard Sherwood

and David Cooke) present at a Gathering

held at The Engine House, Highley to

commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the

Formation of WILPG and the arrival of 0-6-0ST

MW2047 'Warwickshire' at SVR Bridgnorth

in October 1967.          

 

(photo:   Nigel Cripps)

 

 

WILPG & WILT Members and Partners at

the Gathering held at The Engine House,

SVR Highley to Commerate the 50th

Anniversary of the formation of WILPG

and the arrival (October 1967) of 0-6-0ST MW2047 'Warwickshire'. In the background

is 0-6-0T HE686 'The Lady Armaghdale'.

 

(photo:   Nigel Cripps)

 

 

 

WILT Members manning the Sales

& Information Stand at SVR Bridgnorth

during the Members Weekend

on Saturday 7th April 2018.

0-6-0ST MW2047 'Warwickshire'

is visible in the background.

 

(photo:   David Cooke)

 

 

0-6-0ST MW2047 of 1926 'Warwickshire'

Partly uncovered from protective

tarpaulin during the recent

Members Open Day at SVR

Bewdley on Saturday

13th July 2019.

 

(photo:   David Cooke)