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→2005: Teaks swapped with WR Mk1's (NYMR Gresley Gala)
:61994 The Great Marquess left the SVR, moving to Crewe/Bury. The overhaul could not be completed by the SVR within the timescale required by owner John Cameron.
:The 5 carriages of the SVR’s set of Gresley Teak carriages set were lent hired to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for a celebration of the anniversary of Sir Nigel Gresley’s appointment as Carriage and Wagon Engineer on the Great Northern Railway, in return the NYMR sent 5 BR(W) Mk1's in Chocolate and Cream livery to cover whilst the Teaks were away.
:Pannier 5764 hauled an excavator from Eardington to Country Park Halt for the firm constructing the nearby pedestrian/cycle-way bridge across the river. This was probably the first steam-hauled revenue earning freight since the closure of the line in the 1960s.
*GWR Collett 5101 class No 9351 (rebuilt by West Somerset Railway as a tender engine)
*BR(W) Hawksworth 9400 class 0-6-0PT No 9466 courtesy of Dennis Howell.
Taw Valley made a last gala appearance (as 34036 “Westward Ho”) before expiry of her boiler certificate.
'''December 2005''': The SVR announced the news that Heritage Lottery Fund approval had been given for The Engine House. In addition to HLF funding of £3,364k, £948k was received from the European Union Regional Development Fund and £200k from Advantage West Midlands.
: 34027 (Running as 34036 "Westward Ho") made its last runs on public passenger trains during the 'Santa Special' season. She finally bowed out in early January 2006 on a private charter.
==2006==
