Western Locomotive Association

Committee Meeting by Zoom (Revised date)
2024-02-28 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | SVR Kidderminster Railway Museum, Station Approach, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom

WLA Board Meeting by Zoom (Revised date)
2024-02-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom

WLA 50th Anniversary Celebration (Steam Museum, Swindon) Saturday, 27 January 2024
2024-01-27 13:00 - 21:00 | Steam Museum, Swindon, STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2EY
Proposed details for this event are as follows:
Room Hire: Hawksworth Hall
Evening Meal: Harper’s Weighbridge Steakhouse
Web Sites: https://harperssteakhouse.co.uk/weighbridge/explore-weighbridge/
https://harperssteakhouse.co.uk/weighbridge/
Ticket Price: £15 per person to attend event
Meal Cost: Individually charged (not WLA account)
Capacity: Up to 200 people (anticipated 60 plus)
Web Link: https://www.steam-museum.org.uk/venue-hire-room/hawksworth-hall/
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM OUR ON-LINE SHOP HERE!
Proposed Timetable:
1.00pm to 1.45pm: Arrival of guests
1.45 to 2.00pm: Welcome (Roger Smith)
2.00pm to 2.30pm: WLA Slide Show Presentation (Paul Finch)
2.30pm to 3.00pm: The last days of the Westerns & early days of WLA preservation with Q & A (Martyn Williams)
3.00pm to 3.30pm: Tea & Coffee Break
3.30pm to 4.15pm: "Last months of the Westerns" Slide Show Presentation (Bernard Mills)
4.30pm to 5.30pm: BTC Film Show (Keith Bullock)
6.00pm to 7.00pm: Drinks in Weighbridge Bar
7.00pm to 9.00pm: Meal in Weighbridge Bar
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM OUR ON-LINE SHOP HERE!

WLA Working Members Xmas Dinner!
2023-12-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Chef’s Kitchen Indian & Nepalise Restaurant, Kidderminster, 7 Lower Mill Street, Kidderminster, DY11 6UU
A Working Members Meeting is currently planned for Saturday 16th December at 11.00am at The Railway Museum in Kidderminster. I hope that as many of you as possible will be able to attend (a number of you have already confirmed attendance via WhatsApp but you can confirm by email to Paul Finch if you wish! It would be great for those of you that have not yet confirmed could do so.
Afterwards we will be holding our annual Christmas celebration in Kidderminster for those available and wanting to join us. A table has been booked at Chef’s Kitchen Indian and Nepalise Restaurant in Kidderminster, located near to the Premier Inn. This really is one of the best Asian restaurants I have been to and is great value.
I hope that many of you are able to join us for the Working Members Meeting and also dinner - it will be a good evening.
Best regards
Paul

WLA Working Members Meeting
2023-12-16 11:00 - 14:00 | SVR Kidderminster Railway Museum, Station Approach, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom
Please note that there is also a WLA Working Members Xmas Dinner at Kidderminster in the evening!
Details at:
WLA Working Members Xmas Dinner!

WLA Board Meeting by Zoom
2023-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom

WLA Annual General Meeting
2023-11-11 12:30 - 17:00 | SVR Kidderminster Railway Museum, Station Approach, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom

WLA Committee Meeting
2023-10-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Autumn Diesel Bash
2023-09-28 00:00 - 2023-10-01 23:59 | Severn V​alley Railway, Station Approach, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom

D1062 Running Day (Table B)
2023-09-03 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-09-02 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-08-28 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-07-23 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-07-08 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-06-08 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-06-04 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-06-03 00:00 - 23:59 | Severn V​alley Railway, Station Approach, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom

Driver Footplate Experience Course with D1062
2023-08-21 00:00 - 23:59 | Bewdley, Station Approach, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY12 1DP, United Kingdom

WLA Committee Meeting
2023-07-22 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-01-28 12:30 - 17:00 | SVR Kidderminster Railway Museum, Station Approach, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom

D1062 Running Day (TableB)
2023-07-09 00:00 - 23:59 | Severn V​alley Railway, Station Approach, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom

WLA Board Meeting by Zoom
2023-07-06 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-04-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-01-26 19:30 - 21:30

D1062 Running Day (Table A)
2023-06-18 00:00 - 23:59 | Severn V​alley Railway, Station Approach, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom

Working Members Meeting
2023-06-17 11:00 - 14:00 | SVR Kidderminster Railway Museum, Station Approach, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom
The Agenda
Welcome
Apologies for absence
D1062
Season so far
Ongoing maintenance
Winter Project
D1013
Work to complete
List to be discussed
Bogie Work
Engines
B End top end overhaul
538 Overhaul
AOB

Spring Diesel Festival
2023-05-18 00:00 - 2023-05-21 23:59 | Severn V​alley Railway, Station Approach, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom
Hear the thrash and feel the power as things get very loud, when the Severn Valley Railway hosts four intensively-timetabled days of diesel traction on 19th to 21st May at the Spring Diesel Festival.
D1062 Western Courier plus locomotives of all classes from across 60 years of diesel traction will bring noise throughout the Valley.
The best of the varied SVR fleet will be joined by special guests – both preserved and currently in main-line operation.
Tickets for individual days will be available alongside multi-day rovers, allowing you to experience heritage diesel power and save money.

D1062 Running Day 60th Birthday Celebrations (Cont'd)
2023-05-07 00:00 - 23:59 | Severn V​alley Railway, Station Approach, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom
Departs Kidderminster 9.00am and 12.30pm
Departs Bridgnorth 10.45am and 2.45pm

D1062 Running Day - 60th Birthday Celebrations
2023-05-06 00:00 - 23:59 | Severn V​alley Railway, Station Approach, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom
Departs Kidderminster 9.00am, 12.30pm and 4.30pm
Departs Bridgnorth 10.45am, 2.45pm and 6.15pm

Working Members Meeting
2023-01-21 12:00 - 16:00 | SVR Kidderminster Railway Museum, Station Approach, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1QX, United Kingdom
WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LTD
Working Members Meeting to be held at
The Old Nursery, SVR Kidderminster Museum on
Saturday, 21st January 2023 at 12 noon
A G E N D A

Apologies for absence

SVR Spring Diesel Festival 19 to 21 May 2022

D1062 Locomotive Maintenance & Operation for 2022

De-winterisation
“A” end engine iron ring change on 7/8/9 cylinders
“A” end preheater change
“B” end preheater attention
Brake Distributor change
Torque Reaction Arms, Trunnions & Rubbers
Calibration of brake gauges
Oil sampling
B2 exam to complete
Serck Shaft replacement
Name and numberplate to change
Locomotive clean and polish
Test Run

D1013 Overhaul

Internal Air Pipe Modifications
External Air Pipe Modifications
Cab Desks
Cooler Group Work
Turbo re-build
“A” end engine modify 538 to 655 specification
“B” end engine – top end overhaul

Availabilities of Working Members

Any other business
