The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced more details of its forthcoming Spring Diesel Festival.

The Worcestershire Railway had already announced four visiting locomotives for the Festival, which will take place from Thursday 14 May until Sunday 17 May 2026.

It has now announced that a Class 57/3 locomotive will attend, courtesy of freight operator GBRf.

British Rail Class 57s are diesel locomotives that were rebuilt from Class 47s. The locos were manufactured by Brush Traction of Loughborough between 1998 and 2004.

Then, in 2002, Virgin Trains West Coast contracted rolling stock company Porterbrook to rebuild Class 47s into Class 57/3s to conduct rescue duties and to haul electric trains along routes without overhead power lines.

SVR sees the addition of this locomotive to its festival line-up as a continuation of its theme of celebrating forty years of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD).

The Railway expects to add further locos to its list of visitors, which so far comprises: Class 35 Hymek D7018, which visits courtesy of The Diesel and Electric Preservation Group (DEPG); Class 55 Deltic 55009 ‘Alycidon’, courtesy of The Deltic Preservation Society; Class 57/0, courtesy of special trains operator West Coast Railways; Class 57/3, courtesy of GBRf; Class 59, courtesy of Heavy Haul Rail; and Class 67, courtesy of DB Cargo.

Locomotives from the Severn Valley Railway’s home fleet will also operate during the weekend.

Over the four days of the festival, trains will run on a busy timetable between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth.

On the first evening of the festival (Thursday 14 May), there will be a discussion event with a panel speaking about the future of Britain’s rail industry and the long-term legacy of Railway 200.

Enthusiasts can book tickets for the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival in advance at a discounted price from this web page. They can also be purchased at the ticket office on the day, with options to buy one-, two-, three- or four-day rover tickets.

Other forthcoming events at the SVR include a visit from the Inspiration exhibition train.