The Severn Valley Railway has announced one of its visiting locomotives for its upcoming event.

The railways Autumn Diesel Event, which is being held from the 2nd to the 5th October, will be celebrating 65 years of the Class 37.

Many of these versatile Class 37s remain in mainline service today, and over 300 were built.

The first visiting locomotive will be D6948 (37248) courtesy of The Growler Group.

This particular locomotive has undergone an extensive restoration to get it as close to its original condition as possible.

Now it is ready to appear at the Severn Valley Railway and is expected to be a popular visitor during the event.

Further information on visiting locomotives and other activities for the event is planned to be released in due course.

Prebooking for the event is currently available and can be found on Severn Valley Railway’s website.