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'''April 1976''': [[GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor|7812 Erlestoke Manor]] arrived on 23 April, having previously been at the Dowty R.P.S. site at Ashchurch.
'''May 1976''': A busy day on 3 May at [[Bewdley MPD]], as 'the big lift' saw the lifting of 5 boilers and 2 frames in a single day.The boilers belonged to 5164, 4930, 7819, 7812 and 7714; the first and last also involved moves of the frames.<ref>SVR News 40 'The 150 Ton Lift'</ref>
'''August 1976''': The 'long hot summer' of 1976 caused problems as SVR volunteers fought dozens of fires along the railway. A spare Hawksworth 4000 gallon tender was filled and taken to Spring Grove (near [[Rifle Range Halt]]) to help the county fire brigade, assisted by SVR volunteers, fight a nearby forest fire which took 2 days to extinguish.
