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[[File:Peto.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Morton Peto]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
*1854 [[Peto, Brassey and Betts | Sir Samuel Morton Peto]] became chairman of the Severn Valley Railway.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 29.</ref>*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1967|1967]] [[Railcar 22]] arrived on the SVR on loan from the owners, the GWS at Didcot.<ref>SVR Stock Book Fourth Edition</ref>*1978 The Rt. Rev. Eric Treacy died. A well known photographer, 'The Railway Bishop' was a Life Member of the SVR.<ref>SVR News 48</ref>*1983 Maj. Olver of the Railway Inspectorate carried out the annual inspection of the line, including the work in progress to repair the embankment collapse at [[Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge]].<ref>SVR News 68</ref> *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1990|1990]] The SVR unwittingly achieved a ‘full house’ by rostering [[4566|GWR 4566]], [[34027|SR 34027 Taw Valley]], [[46443|LMS 46443]], [[61994 The Great Marquess |LNER 3442 The Great Marquess]] and [[75069|BR Standard 75069]] on the same day<ref>SVR News 97</ref>.
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