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→2001: Change name of 34027 'Hogwarts Castle' to 'Hogwarts Express' as was incorrect. 'ELS' changed to 'ELR' (Typo)
:Visitors to the Railway included another HST on a Barnstaple to Bridgnorth excursion. Smaller locomotives guested at the Branch Line Weekend, with South Devon’s 1420 making a return visit accompanied by Auto Coach W225, and GWR Large Prairie 4144 attending from Didcot.
:34027 Taw Valley returned to the Severn Valley Railway, with former owner Bert Hitchen selling the locomotive to the SVR’s Phil Swallow. 34027 had been painted as ‘Hogwarts Castle’ Express’ at the time, to promote the fourth Harry Potter book ‘''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''’.
:The April Diesel Gala saw a visit from Virgin Trains’ Class 47 no 47827 which was given the name “Severn Valley Railway”.
'''August 2001''': An area of land at Highley which was previously the colliery sidings came up for auction and was acquired by the SVR. This area is now the site of [[The Engine House]].
'''September 2001''': The Autumn Steam Gala featured the Princess Royal Locomotive Trust’s Stanier 8P Coronation class 46233 Duchess of Sutherland, LMS Hughes ‘Crab’ 42765 from the ELS ELR and Dennis Howells’ Pannier 9466.
