Severn Valley Railway | 31466 leaves for North Yorkshire Moors Railway & 43106 on Private Charter

[@Cazkumali]

20142 & 20189 are going to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Diesel Gala in June

[@K1W1fly]

What was the reason 31466 needed a couple of extra locos to escort it? isnt it allowed out on its own?

[@Shed87AProductions]

2857 and hagley hall are ex mainline certified I know that for sure. Could be due to the fact the 20s were going that way for some reason or another? idk

[@nickedwards2904]

well it cant have correct equipment fitted to go on the mainline i am guessing and if being pulled then you dont have 1 loco in case of failure. It costs a fortune in fines if you block a mainline due to failure nowadays , so 2 x 20s for insurance purposes

[@wjs_1106]

@@nickedwards2904 31466 isnt mainline regged, also there was a reversal required at battersby hence the 2 20's

[@martinjh999]

Any one else think 43106 was a HST Power Car before seeing the engine? :) Also 20s and 40s must have the same engine or at least some of the same systems as 40s whine just like 20s do when their idle....

[@Rail125]

I did wonder how many people would be caught out by that 🤣 And I thought the exact same when 40106 came into Kidderminster the other morning

[@leonperry123]

Why does 31 need to 20's?

[@williamtacey7770]

But sometimes fire sparks from steam engines does catch on bushes, branches of trees, grass, brambles this time of the year in the summer

[@nickedwards2904]

@@leonperry123 insurance i am guessing. you dont want to break down and block a mainline nowadays as it will cost you a fortune

[@Cazkumali]

I was actually thinking the same about the 20 and 40 apart from 20s are Choppers and 40s are Whistler's