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*On 4 August [[GWR 1450]] was moved by low loader to the Flour Mill locomotive repair workshop in Bream, Gloucestershire, where the owner [[Pull Push Limited]] had arranged for its overhaul.<ref name=blaug21/>
*[[SVR(H)]] announced that an increase in the shareholding levels at which various [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC#Benefits_from_2022|shareholder travel benefits]] are earned, effective from 2022. This was the first change to benefits since 2010.
*[[British Sugar 7-plank open wagon]] had its new signage painted at [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]] by former Gloucestershire and England wicket keeper Jack Russell MBE.<ref name=blsep21>[https://www.svrlive.com/blaug21 Branch Lines, September 2021]</ref>
*[[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR|PSL 193 'Plimsoll']] revisited during the Vintage Transport Extravaganza on 7 and 8 August.
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'''September 2021'''
*On 4 and 5 September a group of volunteers organised an 'SVR O Gauge event' with five layouts at [[The Engine House]], including [[Nick PaulBurlish Road in O gauge]] stood down as Chairman .<ref name=blsep21/>*From 7 September the Railway welcomed back ‘hop on, hop off’ passengers to all regular services and the return of observation saloons and footplate experiences, following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in July.<ref name=blsep21/>*[[SVR(H)BR Class 50 50044 Exeter|50044 Exeter]] after 10 years and was succeeded by returned to the mainline on 12 September for the first time since 2012.<ref name=blsep21/>*In its first mainline outing since suffering a major B engine failure in 2016, [[Mike BallBR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion|D1015 Western Champion]]suffered a seized engine during a test run on 17 September. *The [[Autumn Steam Gala ]] on 16-19 September featured GWR 4953 Pitchford Hall and GWR 0-6-0PT 9466. The Hall did not work on the Sunday due to a failure, while 9466 did not arrive in time to work on the Thursday but was also used on passenger services the following weekend.*[[Nick Paul]] stood down as Chairman of [[SVR(H)]] after 10 years and was succeeded by [[Mike Ball]].*The [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited|Guarantee company]] announced a major reorganisation of the Volunteer Liaison Office, with five co-ordinators sought.<ref name=blsep21/> '''October 2021'''
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