Guide Rail || Severn Valley Railway - April Fools Kings

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This month we look at one of the UK's biggest heritage railways, and their determination to play trains despite everything that's stood against them. It's April Fools today, and this is a preservation group that knows how to take a joke and do something different for publicity. Apologies in any information is inaccurate, such as which locos are owned by the SVR (there are so many!). Please feel free to correct any mistakes in the comments, nicely of course.
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[@ThatdudenamedPizzaman]

"Angry railfan writing a letter" needs to be a reoccurring gag. "That's not funny!!"

[@guarddog0079]

For an April fools episode, this still feels oddly normal

[@lukeslocomotives]

Great video! I forgot about Truro in BR Black, and I saw this video at the perfect moment, as I was preparing to build a Dapol City kit. And guess what I did? Built it in BR Black. There is a video of how I built it on my channel, and thanks for reminding me of this April Fools prank Stepney!

[@NathanielPiscian]

It's official. British Railways purple livery is a thing.

[@LordGoose-zr6jj]

The painting of Taw Valley Purple is a brilliant idea by the Severn Valley, I don't think any loco is going to be more talked about when she get's unveiled and it certainly will draw a bunch of visitors to the railway which is always a good thing

[@connormclernon26]

And it annoys the Rivet Counters which is always a plus

[@ReubenAshwell]

This one is brilliant, I had the privilidge of visiting the severn valley for their autumn steam gala back in September and I enjoyed travelling on the line. I really like Arley station, I was absolutely blown away when I went there. :)

[@RogersRamblings]

I do hate to be picky, but Bridgnorth is in Shropshire. The railway crosses the border between Highly and Arley stations. 😉

[@aquatichedgehog5492]

Writes complaint letter The letter: Dear pesky plumber's!

[@amazonianm8876]

I have a story about Arley station. Many years ago my sister belonged to a rambling club the chairman of which was also the stationmaster at Snow Hill station in Birmingham - so all the trips that they took had to start and finish at a railway station so he could use his free pass. A trip was organised to start at Arley station and several people who had come by car had gathered at the station to await the arrival of the train. Someone from the station came out and said "what are you waiting for - there are no trains hear today" - they replied oh yes there is - and a few minutes later along comes the train! and the chairman got out. - The train normally stopped at Bewdley but the chairman had used authority to extend the journey to Arley. Arley is one of my favorite places along the river Severn. In my day there was a passenger ferry operated by the current to get across the river but now there is a footbridge. Regards from Redruth Arnold

[@BrokenIET]

I was quite young, but my favorite railway experience happened when I was there. It was pouring rain, and quite dark, and it was the last train up to Kidderminster, perhaps the last of the day (though we're usually on the last train of the day). It was pulled by a diesel of some kind I think, and we were in a mk2 from memory, and it all just felt like I was back in the 70s on a mainline, not to mention its where I first saw flying scotsman in running order, and where I first saw Tornado, well, at all.

[@Uptownloki47]

As an American, its really cool to see railroads like this. We don't have a lot of big heritage lines in the USA. If you ever get the chance to, TVRM is one of the greatest railroad museums in the eastern US and regularly runs steam powered trips.

[@HorwichWren]

Railway*

[@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment]

@adventures of santos technically railway is also said by Canadians. But otherwise correct. Also our Railroads are known to be magic.

[@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment]

@adventures of santos the Brits have better terminology in general imo. As an American I can saw we should have stuck with British terms too XD

[@bennickss]

Don’t you guys have the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad which is basically your version of the SVR?

[@dansterland1824]

Brilliant video think city of Truro looks nice in br lined black 😃😃

[@joshslater2426]

So I’m not the only one? I don’t like BR black, but it’s quite nice to see engines that would’ve been retired/scrapped long before the grouping in the BR colours.

[@TheBlueE2]

Great pacing in this one, and Guide Rail as a whole. Never knew much about the SVR despite being fascinated by it so much. Little things like the mention of the potential new platform near the Safari area, turntable and that *they* are the ones constructing the Hydrogen Diesel were nice quick beat nuggets of info! And a great variety of footage as well!

[@Terrier55Stepney]

Thanks so much mate, that's very useful to know for making future videos. I'll take that into account.

[@TheBlueE2]

@@Terrier55Stepney No probs! I think it's a rare case of where, more padding benefits the video rather than hinders it. Sure you could exclude the mention of a potential new turntable, given its a throwaway line that you could trim *IF* you had a timeframe limit (but you don't, eyyyy!) But it adds for little reactions that I for eg had like "Really? Nice thats interesting, hadn't heard that before"

[@Terrier55Stepney]

@@TheBlueE2 I'm glad you think so because this more than any of the other videos was the one I was worried was too lengthy and had too much dialogue crammed in. It was an extra 3 minutes when I first edited it and trimmed it down. Too much to talk about! For future ones I'm really aiming to make them a bit more compact because I talk forever and they're taking too long to make, but at the same time it's hard to know what info to keep and to cut.

[@AndreiTupolev]

I thought it was going to reveal that painting Taw Valley purple was going to be just a prank. 😶 Actually I think City of Truro looked superb in lined black.

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

No the repainting of Taw Valley into purple is not a prank, it is to celebrate the Queens platinum anniversary and the Commonwealth games in Birmingham, the painting of City of Truro into Black was a prank for April fools day that did not go down too well with the National Railway Museum.

[@TankEngine97]

The first heritage railway I ever visited and still go to roughly 2 times a year. (Even during the pandemic).

[@ryanstephenkristoferkearns1319]

Fantastic video Max, I have been on the Severn Valley Railway several times brilliant railway.

[@thesignalman_ytofficial]

My favourite railway to visit! Happened to have reopened today too!

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

It would be nice for locomotives to be painted in colors other than blue, black, red, green, silver and yellow.

[@poshdan4071]

What colours would you like to see?

[@Henry-gc6te]

@@poshdan4071 pride

[@nickedwards2904]

@@Henry-gc6te why ? what has sexuality got to do with railways ? surely everyone is the same out of the bedroom?

[@nickedwards2904]

why would it? These are on preserved engines and people want to see them as they remember them, that is why people pay to travel behind them. Nonsense liveries are not popular

[@hi-viz]

If I owned locomotives I would paint them in the most inappropriate liveries. Say hello to GNER A4's, or Network SouthEast Battle of Britains. Everyone would hate me and I would bathe in the tears of angry people on Facebook.

[@HorwichWren]

I love watching these every month

[@dalekinthewater4708]

Not gonna lie City of Truro in BR Black looks good

[@the_autism_express]

6:15 I know it was a joke, but why do I like that look for truro?

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Because br is love, br is life

[@roberttait8825]

03:30 - 3205 arrived with more than 2 coaches - think it was more like 4 coaches, although I can't remember where I've seen that 🙂 Also, initially, the line extended to Bewdley/Foley Park where the BSC sidings were located from about 1974 until the extension to Kidderminster in the mid 1980's 🙂 14:00 Bridgnorth is in Shropshire 🙂

[@Terrier55Stepney]

Ah my bad. Thanks for the corrections mate!

[@azzifyy5988]

Great video, loved it however if it takes anyone 20 minutes to walk from Arley station to Victoria bridge then I'm going to assume they got distracted by the sheep and ducks in the area. It's a 10 minute walk at the very most.

[@railway187]

Wow, cool video 🤩👍 interesting history 👍👌

[@TheGWR0-4-0]

15:57 pronounced | Ar-Bor-eat-em | lol, Great video Max!

[@flybobbie1449]

I have a happy memory and photos of visiting as a kid in the early 70's, when you could wander across the lines at the engine shed Bridgnorth. Trains then only went to Hampton Loade.

[@eliotreader8220]

fun fact I actually fired and drove 3205 on the South Devon railway during a day out on the footplate back in 2014 as a special 18th birthday gift. I loved it despite feeling a little bit ill from traveling back from Cardiff in a van and working with my Dad at a event.

[@SJTrains2024]

I've been on holiday to Bridgnorth, And remember riding on some of the trains which were running on the severn valley railway.

[@GWVillager]

An SVR volunteer here! I don’t know whether to be honoured or irritated that it’s considered a fitting April Fool’s line but good video nonetheless

[@Terrier55Stepney]

Don't worry, it's just a click-baity title really. The line itself is lovely. Visited a couple of days ago.

[@wills_corner]

I like it when choo choo went purple

[@connorsutherland2005]

I love the Guide rail series. Just asking, are you going to make one about the strathspey railway? I'm just curious. I love your content and keep it up.

[@Terrier55Stepney]

Strathspey is on the list. Thanks for the support!

[@sodorsteamstudios]

I love this guide rail episode I learnt so much and it makes me want to go to the seven valley. Also I have a suggestion for another episode how about the North Yorkshire Moors railway.

[@Terrier55Stepney]

Thank you very much, I'm happy it's helpful. Just this last weekend we were planning to go to NYMR but they weren't running steam so we did the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway instead. Look out for videos on that in the future. NYMR is still on the to do list.

[@sodorsteamstudios]

@@Terrier55Stepney there is a steam gala on in September time that I can totally recommend 😀 and I think one engine from KWVR is going too

[@the4tierbridge]

Somehow, he did an April Fools video, on SVR, and barely mentioned, it!

[@LordGoose-zr6jj]

This is one of my local Railway's, I live in a great area thats in between the Churnet and the Severn Valley, so I have been to the Severn Valley many many times luckily and I am going to the Steam gala later this year

[@irisdainter6507]

Well worth a visit.

[@carlmatthews8338]

Love the series:) The joke about the letters being written had me in knots XD. Do you plan on doing one on The Cavan and Leitrim or any of the Irish Narrow Gauge Railways?

[@Terrier55Stepney]

Thank you! My rule for this series is that I have to have visited the place myself, so not many Irish railways will feature for the time being, but I'd love to fix that in future.

[@zhegermanflo4341]

Good old Lady Armaghdale, was the first British engine I saw when attendind said Day out With Thomas in the Netherlands. And now, 20 years later I'm volunteering at the ery same Railway :D

[@philiptaylor3568]

Bridgnorth is in Shropshire not Worcestershire

[@Terrier55Stepney]

My apologies. Thanks for the correction.

[@stepneybulstrodemusic1761]

This is one of those April Fools videos that almost fooled me!

[@sudrianrailwaystudios676]

That was amazing.

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

A few mistakes I am afraid; 1/ The Railway never in the end paid for Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge, there was a discrepancy in the plans so in the End Shropshire Council had to pay for it. 2/ It is pronounced Hagley Hall as in Hag / Witch not Haygley Hall 3/ Bridgenorth is in Shropshire not Worcestershire 4/ On Leaving Highley you pass from Shropshire into Worcestershire 5/ it is Boyle Viaduct not Borel Viaduct 6/ Arley Arboretum not Aberitum A good video spolt by not doing enough research from SVR Volunteer.

[@eveannwallis4939]

Bridgenorth is not in Worcestershire, it's in Shropshire. 14:01 mins Secs. Or is this the April Fools element?

[@user-gu9pv7ck1i]

The purple Taw Valley was parked outside Bridgenorth shed this afternoon.

[@philiplettley]

If memory serves me right, the flying Scotsman was stored at Bewdley for a time in the mid 90s, and I'm sure I saw it in the yard there

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

I think your site is up the shoot, the two remarks attributed to isvanna sarkisian and Alexandra cardozo were written by me Peter W Allen

[@teenagethomasperspective2877]

Woah I live right next to this one!!!

[@cenidy675]

You might not give me one of these but I would actually like a model I wanted to be an E to be in the E2 and green in the number 56 and I would like you to have red pistons if you can do that ?

[@Napicsonic]

I like this video

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

The SVR never paid for the by pass Bridge, Shropshire and Bridgnorth Council had to due to a llegal technicality

[@gregkiteos1936]

Good video, but Bridgnorth is in Shropshire.

[@parrotplays3822]

Come you do an episode on the colne valley railway?

[@yeoldeseawitch]

2:53 I want to hear that on a thomas episode lmao

[@Nighttime-Challenger]

Awesome video! Also what's the name of the song at 16:27?

[@fishpop]

4:57 1984? Ah, the same year the T&F show debuted, along with Transformers and several others.

[@philnbspook6446]

I thought Bridgnorth was in Shropshire.

[@fishpop]

9:20 A pannier with the side tanks pushed back behind the smokebox? No, that's heresy! That doesn't look right!

[@alecwaddington7993]

Can you do the North Yorkshire moors railway please

[@Skyehye3113]

Stop i really want to go to this railway now

[@joshslater2426]

It looks nice, but I’m an LNER fan so I don’t think I’ll find much I’m looking for there.

[@rprodgers1]

Bridgnorth is in Shropshire

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

I want the names of the theirs and vandals

[@steamboy2451]

I swear enola holmes was filmed st kidderminster?

[@litterbrix3385]

When are you going to do another model video.

[@danielannett1019]

sorry to correct you mate but Bridgenorth is actually in Shropshire not worcestershire

[@Terrier55Stepney]

That's okay, I appreciate the correction. My bad.

[@Steamenginesunited3456]

Apologies for missing the premiere. I hope this prank did not cause too much heartbreak.

[@Class57finnian-gl4dm]

They sold the black five and might sell the teak set

[@natzw1982]

Wasn’t that the station in Narnia the first one in the modern version

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

Highley is in the opening credits.

[@natzw1982]

@@peterwilliamallen1063 No I mean when Peter and Nanny arrive at the station where someone comes to pick them up

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

@@natzw1982 Yes it was Highley.

[@fishpop]

So there's an IRL Gordon? He looks like Hank.

[@Skyehye3113]

It’s so gross that people would steal from a non profit organisation

[@rhodrage]

3:52 Well, you have to build bypasses.

[@bennickss]

I will never forgive you for saying that Bridgnorth is in Worcestershire

[@JRS06]

4 minutes felt too long wathcing you describe a real story far too similar to The Titfield Thunderbolt without using clips and photos. This may be April fools, but it's still factual. Also I quite like City or Truro in BR black, probably the only engine I think that livery benefits.

[@thesudricmerman3318]

any one going to there steam gala this year ?

[@trainlover74]

Wow the railway owns a lot a of steam and diesel locomotives

[@nickedwards2904]

they dont own the majority. The 50 alliance and CFPS as well as private owners own the majority , the severn valley owns very few of them

[@spankflaps1365]

The SVR was the only H.R. to have the funding and foresight to buy full sets of 8 coaches from BR in the 70s, from multiple regions. They got GWR, LNER, LMS, MK1s, and various others. They cost £300 each at the time. Now they have a carriage shed, the coach roofs and chassis’ won’t rot out every 20 years.

[@TheClaudHamilton]

I'm surprised you didn't make even more of a ridicule of the whole armchair complaint business by giving it a really stupid signature, like Monty Python did with some of its own complaints.

[@_casey_idk_]

10:02 Gordon you ok? You look a bit high

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

Right is this April fools or real lol

[@GreatWestern5199]

It's real, but I actually thought Dapol made a new Pacer until I actually watched your vid lol 😂

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

@@GreatWestern5199 sorry! I'm reuploading after the comments were turned off.

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

No Taw Valley will be in Purple for the season to Celebrate the Queens Platinum anniversary, the City of Truro repaint into Black was an April Fools joke that back fired

[@jimmymccartney2049]

Est.February 1,1862

[@ryanstephenkristoferkearns1319]

Well the film Goodnight Mister Tom one scene of it was filmed at Arley in which the boy had to go back go London on the train and a episode of ChuckleVision was filmed there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2WvmJ2girSDlac

[@Terrier55Stepney]

Didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.

[@ryanstephenkristoferkearns1319]

@@Terrier55Stepney You're very welcome Max.

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

Also the film Enola Holmes was filmed at Arley and on the SVR

[@irinabradley6627]

I have drove trains

[@elizabetharas5748]

it's the barbie steam locomotive

[@fabrizio4682]

OMG SO INACurRATE I WHANT ALL OF MY BRITISH ENGINES PaiNteD IN BR BLACK!!!!!!!!!! I'M gOInG TO RefORT THE seVERN VALLEY RAilWaY TO tHe HISTORY POLICE!!!!11!!!111 t

[@jacobschahczinski1441]

please be a real Guide Rail and not a prank

[@Terrier55Stepney]

It's real, I promise.

[@jacobschahczinski1441]

@@Terrier55Stepney yay

[@jacobschahczinski1441]

Also it was a great episode, keep up the great work

[@sanstheskeleton7329]

reee

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

crap