==History==
===Opening dates===
Services on the SVR began progressively as follows:<br>
*'''May 1970''': '''Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade'''. This section had been closed by BR in 1963.
*'''July 1984''': '''Bewdley to Kidderminster'''. Use of the last portion under BR ownership for commercial traffic from Foley Park to Kidderminster had ended in 1982. BR would continue to use the existing station at Kidderminster as part of the Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester line. As it was not feasible to share this station, the SVR built their own adjacent station, Kidderminster Town.
Follow ===Other notable events===*'''1965''': Formation of the links below to see a timeline Severn Valley Railway Society.*'''1967''': Arrival of the SVR in preservationfirst locomotives and carriages at Bridgnorth.<br><br><b>Formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969 Company Limited | 1965-1969Guarantee Company]]</b> The Severn Valley Railway Company is formed and the first locomotives arrive.<br><b>*'''1972''': Floatation of [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979 (Holdings) PLC | 1970-1979SVR(H)]]</b> *'''1973''': The ‘Nabarro crisis’ *'''1978''': First SVR opens between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade in 1970 and reaches Bewdley in 1974, while the -based steam locomotive fleet grows.<br><b>to haul a [[The Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989 on the main line | main line rail tour]]*'''1982''': Last use of [[Eardington | 1980-1989Eardington Halt]] as a request stop*'''1983''': Completion of [[Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge]], Bridgnorth embankment collapse*'''1985''': City of Truro ‘April Fool’*'''1986''': [[Bewdley Bypass Bridge]]</b> The SVR reaches completed*'''1987''': [[Kidderminster Station signal box (1987 onwards) | Kidderminster in 1984.<br>Signal Box]] commissioned*'''1990''': Bridgnorth Boiler Shop opened<b>*'''1991''': [[Severn Valley Kidderminster Railway Timeline 1990-1999 | 1990-1999Museum]]</b> <br>opened*'''1993''': First overnight running at an Autumn Steam Gala<b>*'''1996''': [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline Country Park Halt]] opened*'''2000-2009 | 2000-2009''': Locomotive fleet decimated by the ‘boiler crisis’*'''2003''': [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]]</b> <br>built<b>*'''2006''': [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019 | 2010 to dateKidderminster]]</b> <br>station building East wing and canopy completed<b>*'''2007''': Last SVR-based locomotive to haul a [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | The Severn Valley Railway on the main linerail tour]]</b> *'''2007''': The railway suffered massive flood damage*'''2008''': Opening of [[The Engine House]]*'''2010''': 40th Anniversary of operations on the SVR locomotives and rolling stock used on *'''2015''': 50th Anniversary of the main line SVR in preservation.<br><b>[[Tales from the Severn Valley]]</b> Sundry stories and reminiscences from Follow the links below to see a history of the SVRin preservation by year.<br><b>[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]</b>{{TimelineNavbox}}
==Current Organisation==