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Peep Behind the Scenes

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‘Peep Behind the Scenes’ is an annual event which has been held since 2010.<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1661 SVR-Online] (Retrieved 10 February 2017)</ref>
An additional charge (£5.00) is applied on the day for a wristband allowing access to areas normally closed to the public. In certain years access has included These include the [[Carriage Repair Works | Kidderminster Carriage Repair Works]], the [[Diesel Depot]], [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] (via a shuttle train from Kidderminster Station), [[Kidderminster signal box]], [[Bewdley North signal box]], [[Bewdley Down Yard|Bewdley Yard]] including the [[Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department|Carriage & Wagon Department]], and [[GWR Large Prairie 4150|No 4150]] in , [[Bewdley Down Yard|Bewdley YardBridgnorth MPD]] and [[Bridgnorth MPDsignal box]].
==The 4150 Fund 2010-2016==
[[The 4150 Fund]] organised ‘Peep Behind the event from Scenes’ between 2010-and 2016 with money raised through the sale of wristbands being as their major fundraising event, with proceeds from the sale of wristbands going towards the restoration of [[4150]]. In its 2017 newsletter the 4150 Restoration Fundannounced that the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|Charitable Trust]] was taking over as organisers from the 2017 event.<ref>[http://www.4150.org.uk/PDFs/The4150FundThe-4150-Fund-2017-2016WWeb-Newsletter.pdf 4150 Fund Newsletter 20162017] (Retrieved 10 February retrieved 19 July 2017)</ref>
==SVR Charitable Trust 2017- ==
In its 2017 newsletter New items in the 4150 Fund announced that Trust's first ‘Peep Behind the Scenes’ were access to the footplates of [[LMR 600 Gordon]] and [[80079]] in the Engine House and rides on [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust LtdWickham Trolley LNER no 748|Charitable TrustWickham Trolley 748]] was taking over as organisers from the 2017 eventat Highley.<ref>4150 Fund Newsletter 2017, January 2017</ref> Proceeds from the sale of ‘Peep’ wristbands came to well over £2,500, and there were plenty more donations made directly to individual restoration projects.<ref>NBI 19 July 2017</ref>
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