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Since its formation in 1965, the Severn Valley Railway has won many awards from various railway, heritage, tourism or other organisations.
==List of awards==
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1969|1969]] Tyseley Cup winner: Best exhibit at the open day on 28 September, for [[3205]] and three GWR carriages.<ref>SVR News 210</ref>
*2022 Jack Kerswill, [[Heritage Skills Training Academy]] apprentice: gold medal in the construction metalwork category, WorldSkills UK competition<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bldec22 Branch Lines, December 2022]</ref>
*2024: HRA Awards -
:Class 50 Alliance; HRA Mortons Media ''Rail Express'' Modern Traction Award, for 100 mainline tours<ref>Rail Express, February 2024, p.14</ref>
:Award for Diesel and Electric Locomotion for the railway's events celebrating 50 years of diesel preservation.
:[[Jonathan Dunster]] ''The Railway Magazine'' Preservationist of the Year Award
*2024 Best Regional Heritage Railway Attraction: UK Transport Award (SME News)<ref>[https://svr.co.uk/news/severn-valley-railway-wins-uk-transport-award/ SVR Website News, 26 April 2024]</ref>
===Post preservation gallery===