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Flying Scotsman Drives SVR’s Full-Line Reopening and Anniversary Festivities

With reopening-day tickets sold out, the Scotsman will sustain three daily return journeys through July 28 ahead of its October tour for Railway 200 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

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Overview

  • The Severn Valley Railway restored its full 16-mile Kidderminster–Bridgnorth line on July 25 after repairing the Mor Brook landslip, with the Flying Scotsman hauling the opening services.
  • All tickets for the inaugural journeys sold out as the centenary steam engine completed three round trips on reopening day.
  • The locomotive is scheduled to maintain three return trips daily through Sunday’s Swinging Sixties weekend as part of SVR’s 60th-anniversary celebrations.
  • Bridgnorth and Kidderminster businesses have reported a surge in visitors and bookings driven by the heritage events and record ridership.
  • Preparations are underway for its return to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, where it will run special Railway 200 services in partnership with the National Railway Museum from October 25 to November 12.