1317 arrived at the Spa Valley Railway in 2004 straight out of service from Southern, before arriving at Tunbridge wells it had its power unit swapped for a reconditioned one. The unit ran at a few diesel galas proving to be very popular with crews and passengers. In 2005 the centre coach from this unit which had been stored for over 15 years at various locations was re-united with the two halves we already had. it was kindly donated to us by the Hampshire and Sussex Unit Preservation Society. it was restored off site at Cranmore and arrived at the railway in 2008, work is progressing on the Motor Coach and the Driving Trailer is yet to be started, it is hoped to be completed in the next couple of years. Much help is always required as there is always plenty to do and the 1317 group would be grateful of any assistance you can offer

The SVR C+W Department meet up every Wendesday from about 9am onwards, they undertake various maintenance/repair requirements to the service train. They have rently outshopped the Maroon SK 25845. Their current project is the Southern Railway CCT that has been at the railway since 1995 and wa in need of a complete rebuild, plans are to use this vehicle as a store but it can also be used in service trains to add a southern touch to our service.

A new group has been formed and have called themselves the F.R.O.G.S which stands for Friends Of Groombridge Station. They have taken it upon themselves the responsibility of maintaining and enhancing the services at this station. When we open to Eridge this will become our busiest station with all services passing here, facilities already include a Booking Office, Waiting Area, toilets and restored canopies from Gravesend West Station. These are being enhanced with the addition of a Signal Box controlling the passing of service trains, 'The Old Asparagus Hut' which will become a refreshment kiosk serving teas coffees and light snacks and the Platform Extension to enable 4-coach train operation.

A collection illustrating the Permanent Way works and various Civil Engineering works being undertaken on the Spa Valley Railway. The department is made up of 3 groups, the A-Team which concentrate mainly on track/sleeper renewals, the B-Team who do anything that needs doing along the line, and the C-Team, (C stands for Clearance) is led by Don Foreman and undertakes all of the vegetation clearance from TWW to Birchden. From personal experience they are very hard working and their efforts are enjoyed and appreciated by all.

A collection of pictures taken over a few years featuring Class 115 DMBSO 51669 AND Class 101 DTSL 54408 it is hoped to pair these up and run them at the SVR next year

Earlier this year on a routine inspection we realised that some of the crown stays were getting close to the failure margin, at first we were going to spot replace the defective ones and push the loco back into service, Darren and Sam then made the wise decision to replace all of them as this would speed up its next overhaul considerably and provide us with piece of mind that they are all new. This is the first time the railway have undertaken boiler work on this scale and I extend my congratulations to Darren on completing this job almost single handedly. Vicky, Sam and myself helped on several occasions, I can recall being inside the fire box with Darren, he was heating up the nuts using an Oxy-Acetylene gun and i was using a Pnematic impact driver to remove them, you can imagine the working environment on that day I think we managed around 45 stay nuts!

68077 arrived at the Spa Valley Railway from the Keighly and Worth Valley Railway in late December 2005. It has not steamed since approximately 1971 when it was tested at their railway, they aquired it straight from service with N.C.B. The loco was in need of a complete strip down and major overhaul which we started in early 2006. As it was previously working for the N.C.B the condition of every moving part was considerably worn out. Sam and I have largley undertook the strip down ourselves with help from darren with the crane when all the major components were dismantled

This loco was purchased by a member in March 2008 as a fastrack overhaul to cover a projected Steam locomotive shortage next year when we open to Eridge. The loco was quickly stripped down to enable the boiler to be lifted and replaced with an overhauled spare from sister engine Samson. The opportunity has been taken to smarten the appearance of the engine by giving the cab and frames a new coat of paint. It is hoped to have this locomotive ready for service over the winter 2008 so it can start the season alongside the Pannier Tank and the Jinty

This is a collection of photos of the Diesel Locomotives at the Spa Valley Railway consisting of BR Mainline, BR Shuntersand industrials

The engine arrived on the Spa Valley Railway in April 2004, it was completely stripped down, and will be overhauled and returned to service on the railway.

This is a selection of photos taken fom the other side of the fence from members working for Network Rail.

This loco arrived at the railway for a 14 month loan it has recently had extensive boilerwork at South Coast Steam and the SVR was asked and gratefully recieved the use of the loco and has been hard at work since it arrived covering most of the late summer turns.