"One of the best preserved railways in England true to the Great Western Railway origin."
"On 1940’s days WW2 is re-enacted and it is done well, nearly everyone is in period costume."
"Great day out here at a 1940s steam train event."
"You can see the safari park from the train! We saw elephants & rhinos!"
"We never miss the chance to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year on this magical steam train journey."
"The Severn valley railway team were great hosts for a group of our Scouts setting a new world record #railwayrecord to raise funds to go to the 2019 world Scout jamboree."
"A brilliant historic Railway operating from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster with a number of stations in between."
Cons:
"Went to a 1940s event, some reinacters and ww2 signs, vehicles, etc, placed about the stations. Nothing happened on the trains which was the whole point of going to the SVR."
"And the Santa visit was kind of over and done with very quickly, felt rushed with Santa."
"Good santa experience. But disappointed but the kids enjoyed it the queing up at the end and then being rushed back on the train kind of ruined it."
"We have taken our 3 grandchildren for many years now to the SVR 'Ghost Train' at Halloween, but it has become very predictable and repetitive."
"Most horrific day way to many people £65 we spent to see peppa pig and it wasn't worth even a penny."
"One gripe would be that the santa train seemed over subscribed in the day we went, it was still a good day out but there was a lot of queueing."
"The train was delayed at one stop for a while and meant we could not get off at the end."
Facilities and Services
Pros:
"The station has reasonably-priced parking alongside and there is also limited free parking too within a few hundred yards."
"Staff were wonderful who knew that ticket collectors carried dog biscuits."
"The volunteers who put their time and effort at the stations and engineers are passionate about their roles in what they do and are very helpful and friendly."
"The station at Kidderminster has a cafe and a bar. Also a news stand with souvenirs."
"The facilities at each station are kept in good order."
"We took a disabled person and access everywhere was excellent including onto and off the train."
"Great staff, very friendly & helpful."
Cons:
"The Station Toilets were pretty disgusting."
"I was disappointed to find that none of the toilets were open when I travelled a few weeks ago."
"The restaurant at Highley seemed understaffed on this particular Saturday."
"Not even a radar lock on the disabled toilet, all controlled behind the counter."
"The toilets on board were filthy and smelly."
"Poor service train was stopped by line side fire lack of information provided all buffets closed so not able to even get a drink."
"Information about disability access on website did not correlate with actual experience."
Value and Experience
Pros:
"Tremendous. Steam engines by the dozen and all the other stuff you'd expect 😊."
"It is quite expensive for a return trip, but we saw so much we could do along the way that we will probably go back again and again."
"Fantastic day out, worth every penny with the awesome steam trains, engine shed visitor centre, great scenery and friendly staff."
"Superb days out as always, we've purchased a family pass as it's such great value."
"This is a full days experience, catch a steam hauled train from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster."
"Buy a family ticket and enjoy unlimited travel behind beautifully restored steam engines in priceless period carriages."
"Expensive but worth every penny for a great day out. Under 5s are free BTW."
Cons:
"It was a disappointing visit."
"Not very impressed yesterday - a Saturday - the Steam Engines, of course were marvellous - but £56 for two OAPs taking their grandson seemed very pricey."
"Only downfall for me was that fact I went at Christmas time and the queue for Santa's grotto was massive."
"The place and facilities are stunning, can't fault them. Unfortunately, the prices are becoming prohibitively expensive."
"Took the money out of my bank for a ticket which they said was declined. Gave me no receipts to prove this."
"The organisation of queing for the trains really needs sorting, and this could be greatly assisted by the provision of a good PA system."
"Thanks Radio Shropshire for advertising Flying Scotsman appearing on Severn Valley railway. I've been trying all day to book tickets on the phone and by email but to no avail."