Flying Scotsman runs on Severn Valley Railway after bridge repair work

The Severn Valley Railway’s repaired Mor Brook bridge hauled the world’s most famous locomotive 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ today.

The service departed Kidderminster Town station at 9am, carrying 350 passengers along 16.5 miles of scenic Worcestershire and Shropshire countryside, arriving to a triumphant welcome in Bridgnorth station moments after 10am.

A short ceremony took place at Bridgnorth.

Bridgnorth station master Chris Thomas said:

“Everyone here has been waiting for this day, and it’s marvellous to welcome our first full-line train this season. During the long months of isolation we’ve worked hard to keep people coming here and carried out a lot of maintenance and improvement work to keep the station looking good. Our pub the Railwayman’s Arms has been open throughout, and at weekends we’ve been putting on footplate and cab rides for visitors and manning the refreshment rooms and shop on a voluntary basis. But of course, nothing beats a fully joined up railway, and that’s what we’re celebrating today.”

The landslip occurred at Mor Brook bridge on 29 January as a result of freak weather and flooding conditions.