Attendance at Severn Valley Railway spring event down 30 per cent after landslip but still ‘biggest diesel gala of the year’

Attendance at Severn Valley Railway spring event down 30 per cent after landslip but still ‘biggest diesel gala of the year’

But a landslip that hit near near Hampton Loade earlier this year, leaving part of the 17-mile heritage line inaccessible, meant visitor numbers were down nearly 30 per cent compared to last year when more than 5,000 turned out to the gala.