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The [http://www.svr-association.org.uk/ '''Severn Valley Railway Association''' (SVRA) website] now carries the simple message:was active between 16 October 1971:to:04 and 4 October 2015. It was formed to safeguard the interests of members of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited|Severn Valley Railway Company]] (the Guarantee Company) and later assumed a particular responsibility for representing the views of the working members.
==SVRA History==
In May 1971 [[Sir Gerald Nabarro]] proposed to establish a public company to finance the purchase of the southern section of the line. He also proposed to wind up the original [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited | Severn Valley Railway Company]] (the Guarantee Company) in which the individual members had a direct interest.
In response, a 'general meeting' was convened on 17 July 1971 by several SVR members who were concerned by these developments. This unofficial meeting agreed that an Association should be formed with a Steering Committee chaired by [[John Garth]] to keep its eye on developments and generally to do all it could to contribute to the success of the Severn Valley Railway. This 'unofficial Association' was therefore sometimes referred to as "The Garth Committee".<ref>SVR News 30, "The Severn Valley Railway Association, a Personal View", Martin Withers</ref>