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'''March 1974''': The Light Railway Transfer Order was granted to extend the line from [[Hampton Loade]] to Bewdley.
'''April 1974''': Easter weekend , 13 April, saw services begin between Hampton Loade and [[Highley]]. The first passenger service was the 09:30 from [[Bridgnorth]] with [[Railcar 22|GWR Railcar 22]], followed by the 12:45 steam service hauled by [[LMR 600 Gordon|No 600 Gordon]]. The weekend saw 16,000 passenger journeys.
'''May 1974''': The line was further opened from Highley to [[Arley]] and Bewdleyon 18 May. GWR Railcar 22 operated the first round trip between Bridgnorth and Bewdley, while the first steam services were hauled by [[GWR Pannier 5764|No 5764]] from the [[Bewdley MPD|new MPD at Bewdley]] and [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106|No 43106]] from Bridgnorth. Daily running during the summer season was extended to five weeks.
'''July 1974''': [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46521|46521]] became the SVR's first [[Barry Scrapyard|Barry]] restoration to enter service.
