Last week the Severn Valley Railway had a fit of the Sleepy Hollows: witches, ghouls and other scary entities popping up all over the place; ghosties wiffling off platform lampposts, skellies rising from station gardens, mega cobwebs and evil pumpkin faces. There was even a huge red devil to give you the willies if you were thinking of catching the train from Kidderminster. It was schools’ half-term holiday of course, so there were plenty of kids ready to go in for some serial screaming at Bewdley Station’s gruesome set pieces. It all added to the fun of trundling along on a steam train. We spent the whole day doing it – up and down the 16 mile line – Bridgnorth, Hampton Loade, Highley, Arley, Bewdley, Kidderminister, and back to Bridgnorth in time for tea.
Here’s a gallery of things we saw on the way, mostly through the train window – a very flooded River Severn for one, and also a most surprising sight in rural Worcestershire. But you’ll have to wait till the end for that.
And last but not least in the way of motley scenes and sightings on the Severn Valey Railway: elephants at Bewdley Safari Park.
Tish Farrell 
Nice photographs posted!
Thank you.
I visited the SVR on Friday, had something to eat and watched Taw Valley 34027leave Bridgnorth(eventually). The A1 Pacific 60163 Tornado is visiting this weekend
It’s a great resource, isn’t it. Always cheers me up going there.
Didn’t go on the railway but we did have a lovely visit to the Arley Arboretum one year. Well worth a visit.
Yes, Arley Arboretum is a lovely spot. That’s the church in the gallery pic – arboretum to the left of it. Must go back there.
Ah, yes, we walked around to the church.
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What a hilarious mix of sights!
|Hard to know what one might see next. And I forgot to include the rhino!
A lovely mix – and coming to the elephants I thought you had mixed in a piece of Africa!
I still don’t believe they were REAL elephants 🙂
I love elephants….they can tech us humans athing or two. Good phots by the way.
Very much agree about the eles.
A day with steam trains is always fun, Tish. Throw in a few elephants… well, if you have a strongman handy. 🙂 🙂 Graham up for the job?
🙂 🙂 it’s a great mix trains and elephants.
Good to see the line addiction is still with us! What a fun day, and no would never have guessed elephants!
I didn’t really believe in the eles. Had to post the pic to prove they were real 🙂
I recall seeing a Giraffe in a field once in Shropshire . . .clearly it is an area for unbelievable sights!
Now that I have not seen.
Think it was a circus, but there again……..