Deltic joins spring diesel gala’s roster
CLASS 55 Deltic D9009 Alycidon is to appear at the Severn Valley Railway’s May 19-22 spring diesel festival.
The Deltic Preservation Society locomotive, currently running in BR blue livery, will join fellow guests the Peak Locomotive Co Ltd’s Midland Railway – Butterley-based BR Class 44 No. 44004 Great Gable (D4) and BR Class 46 No. 46045 (D182).
No.44004 has not visited the SVR since 1987 when it starred in the line’s first-ever diesel gala, while No. 46045 last visited in 2016.
The trio will be operating alongside the line’s fleet of Class 50s, Class 42 Warship D821 Greyhound, Class 52s Western Champion and Western Courier, Class 33 No. 33108, Class 14 D9551 and Class 17 D8568.
Class 31 No. 31466, which visited during the 2021 autumn diesel gala and has since remained at the SVR, will join the roster.
Severn Valley Railway Diesels Committee chairman Gus Dunster said: “The event is shaping up to a fantastic four days.”