Severn Valley Railway
Jonathan Dunster, BSc FCIRO, currently serves as an Operational Specialist at The Greatest Gathering since August 2024. With a long-standing career at Severn Valley Railway, Jonathan has held various roles, including Managing Director and Director, while also volunteering in the diesel locomotive department. Jonathan is a Director at R09 Consulting Ltd since November 2022 and previously worked as Executive Director of Operations and Safety at Avanti West Coast from December 2019 to November 2022, and at Virgin Trains in multiple operational leadership positions from May 2008 to December 2019. Prior to these roles, Jonathan was a Train Planning Manager at Network Rail for a brief period in 2007-2008. Jonathan's academic background includes a BSc in Railway Operational Management from Glasgow Caledonian University and earlier education at Shebbear College and Exeter Cathedral School.
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Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway is a full-size standard-gauge railway line, running regular, mainly steam-hauled, passenger trains between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire, a distance of approximately sixteen miles. A remarkable feature of the Railway is that it is very largely run by unpaid volunteers, with a paid staff of around 70 people responsible for administration and commercial activities, plus regular track and rolling stock maintenance. Through the year, volunteers appear on the Railway to perform many tasks, including repairing and repainting stations, reconstruction of viaducts and bridges, and rebuilding locomotives and rolling stock, not to mention operating the trains!