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==1996==
'''April 1996''': The Spring Gala featured GWR Collett 7800 Manor class no 7822 Foxcote Manor from Llangollen, and GWR Churchward 4200 class 2-8-0T no 4277. The latter, owned by Peter Best, had been at the SVR for completion of restoration as a contract job. The gala was intended to feature 8 GWR locomotives; in the event 46521 (an honorary GWR engine being Swindon-built) had to substitute for a failed 4566.
'''May 1996''':
:Filming of the first series of Oh, Doctor Beeching! took place at Arley.
:7325 returned to steam following a major cylinder repair including welding and ‘stitching’, and took part in ‘Steam on the Met’.
'''Summer 1996''': Planning permission was received to extend the sidings at Bewdley. The new siding area would be filled with a pile of spoil which had been left at Kidderminster following construction of the new station; a spin-off being that removal of the pile would create space for the proposed ‘diesel depot’ near the Kidderminster turntable.
'''August 1996''': The SVR staged its first 1960s event.
'''September 1996''': The Autumn Steam Gala featured repeat visits from guests 5029 Nunney Castle and 6024 King Edward I, the latter having been shortened in height during a recent overhaul to improve gauge clearance.
'''Late 1996''':
:6960 Raveningham Hall left the Railway, following a change of ownership. The locomotive is now one of a number owned by Jeremy Hosking.
:A project was announced to build a new Carriage Shed, seeking financial assistance from National Lottery funding.
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==1997==