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A Roll of Honour is displayed in [[The Engine House]] commemorating the military railwaymen of the Corps of Royal Engineers (Transportation) who lost their lives in World War II and since. It includes six sappers who were killed in an accident involving a head-on collision in foggy weather on the LMR on 13 October 1956.<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1956/oct/30/longmoor-military-railway-accident Hansard, Longmoor Military Railway (Accident), HC Deb 30 October 1956 vol 558 cc126-8W]</ref>
Being a training railway, the layout would regularly change as track was constructed and deconstructed. At its peak the railway ran to over 70 miles of operational track and sidings. In its latter years it staged a number of open daysand hosted incoming railtours, before operations ceased on 31 October 1969.<ref>Wikipedia</ref><ref>The Railway Magazine, October 2019. pp. 40-46</ref> The Children's Film Foundation film "Runaway Railway" was filmed at the Longmoor Military Railway in 1965.<ref>[https://www.reelstreets.com/films/runaway-railway-childrens-film-foundation/ reelstreets.com]</ref>
The SVR has been home to a number of items of rolling stock which were formerly associated with the LMR. This category page provides links to relevant pages.