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This page gives details and examples of the types of '''locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service''' from opening in 1862 until closure. For information on locomotives used since preservation see the [[List of rolling stock|rolling stock pages]].
The article is intended to cover locomotives used regularly on scheduled passenger and freight services. It includes , including non-GWR locomotives used by the GWR during World War 2 Two for passenger and freight services, and ex-LMS locomotives used by BR. It However it does not include the following:*LNWR or LMS locomotives which ran over the [[Tenbury Branch]] and [[Kidderminster Loop Line]] via Bewdley under running rights before the BR era, or *[[Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway]] locomotives working to that branch from [[Kidderminster Shed]]*Locomotives used on wartime services such as Stourport hospital trains*Locomotives visiting Bewdley and Stourport on Bank Holiday excursions.
Due to the number involved, external links to Wikipedia pages giving more information on locomotive designers and locomotive classes are included within the article text rather than as a footnote. These may be identified by an external link icon thus: '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_2201_Class GWR 2201 Class]'''.
