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*1948 Following nationalisation, the Severn Valley branch of the Great Western Railway became part of British Railways' Western Region.<ref>Wikipedia</ref>
*1963 Control of the Severn Valley Branch passed from BR's Western Region to their London Midland Region.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Smith (1968)]] p. 25.</ref>
*1969 [[GWR 178 Autotrailer Third]] first arrived on the SVR.<ref>SVR Stock Book Fourth Edition</ref>
*1973 [[Michael Draper]] was appointed to the Board of SVR(H) as Finance Director under the Chairmanship of [[Sir Gerald Nabarro]].<ref>SVR News 26, 31</ref> Mr Draper was [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#General_Manager|SVR General Manager]] from 1976-1993.
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1977|1977]] [[Bridgnorth signal box]] suffered a fire. The resulting damage to the structure and equipment took several months to repair.<ref>SVR News 43</ref>
*1988 [[SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522]] arrived on the SVR.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2001|2001]] All SVR trains became non-smoking
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