A steam locomotive hauls the Jacobite train across the curved stone arches of Glenfinnan Viaduct, white exhaust trailing back over the maroon carriages with Highland hills beyond.
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Railway Events

Spring Diesel Festival 2027 at the Severn Valley Railway

📅 Date TBC · usually May📍 Kidderminster Town Station, WorcestershireDY10 1QX

The Severn Valley's annual spring diesel festival, typically four days in mid May with visiting main line and preserved locomotives joining the resident Class 50 and Class 52 fleet. The 2026 festival ran from 14 to 17 May, and dates for 2027 have not yet been announced.

What’s on

  • Typically four days in mid May
  • Resident Class 50s and Class 52 Western
  • Visiting main line locomotives
  • 2027 dates to be announced

The next date has not been confirmed by the organiser yet. This event usually runs in May. We check weekly and will publish the date as soon as it is announced.