Over the August Bank Holiday of the 26th - 28th the Spa Valley Railway hosted their main event to celebrating 20 years since the line was re-opened to Groombridge on 23rd August 1997.

To celebrate the anniversary, the railway ran no less than five locomotive(two steam and three diesels) in action on a intensive timetable as well brake van rides at Groombridge during the three days and also the DEMU in action on Sunday only.

Visiting locomotives were...

British Railways Standard Class 4MT No.80078(visiting from Mangapps Railway Museum and courtesy of Stewart Robinso)
British Railways Class 50 No.50026 "Indomitable"(courtesy of Paul Spracklen)

Home fleet locomotives were...

Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 0-6-0ST No.62 "Ugly"
British Railways Class 33/2 No.33201
British Railways Class 207 DEMU No.1317
Drewry 2591 "Southerham"

Filmed on Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th August 2017.

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