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Colin Binch commenced work with the SVR on 4 April 2006 for an extended familiarisation and hand-over period, assuming the role of [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#General_Manager|SVR General Manager]] on 1 June 2006. Mr Binch succeeded [[Alun Rees ]] on the latter’s retirement.

In September 2006 it was announced by the SVR that "''The Severn Valley Railway regrets to announce that Mr Colin Binch is no longer employed as general manager and has left under terms to be agreed''" with reported "differences".<ref>[https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/931179.railway-chief-leaves-position/ Railway chief leaves position, Kidderminster Shuttle, 21 September 2006] (Retrieved 6 April 2019)</ref> It was subsequently reported in SVR News that differences included working with "a workforce consisting of both paid and volunteer staff", an example given being the volunteer organiser of Footplate Experiences who had resigned (later rescinded) from the role. Mr Binch was succeeded by a group of three volunteers during the interregnum before [[Nick Ralls]] was appointed in 2007.