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*2016 Severn Valley Railway: What's On readers awards, Best Visitor attraction, Worcestershire. Runner up. <ref>[http://whatsonlive.co.uk/worcestershire/news/whats-on-readers-awards-announced/31778 What's On magazine web site]</ref>
*2016 [[Arley]]: National Railway Heritage AwardsHeritage Awards, 'The Stagecoach Volunteers Award'<ref>[http://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-300516-1-19 SVR Live web site]</ref><ref> On display at Arley station</ref>
*2016 [[Bewdley]]: National Railway Heritage AwardsHeritage Awards, 'Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award', Highly Commended<ref>[http://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-300516-1-19 SVR Live web site]</ref><ref> On display at Bewdley station</ref>
*2016 [[Diesel Depot]]: Heritage Railway Association, Modern traction award<ref>[http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/15004436.Coveted_heritage_railway_industry_award_for_Severn_Valley_Railway__39_s_diesel_depot/?ref=mr&lp=20 Kidderminster Shuttle]</ref>
*2022 Severn Valley Railway: winner of VisitEngland’s bronze award for Resilience and Innovation<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljun22 Branch Lines, June 2022]</ref>
==Gallery==
File:Resiliance and innovation award 2021-22.jpg | Tourism Awards, Resiliance and Innovation Award, 2021-22
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==Prior to preservation==
Prior to the preservation era, the GWR and BR awarded a number of prizes for the gardens at various SVR stations. These included Arley, where in 1909 the Great Western Magazine" reported that "''Much satisfaction was evinced in Upper Arley at the announcement that the Company had awarded the Station Master, [[Arley#Arley history before preservation|Mr. Batchelor]], the special prize for 1909 for the best kept station garden in the division. Mr. Batchelor was also awarded special prizes in 1903, 1904 and 1905. Being then barred from the special prize he was awarded firsts in 1906, 1907 and 1908 so that for the past seven years he had won the highest prizes possible for which he was eligible.''"<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Geens (1985)]] p. 113.</ref>. Mr J T ("Joe") Hill was awarded prizes in 1919, 1920 & 1921 while station master at Hampton Loade and also in 1923, 1924 & 1925 while station master at Arley.
T. Brick won a certificate of merit from the Ministry of Agriculture for growing vegetables at Highley in 1944.<ref>On display in Highley ticket office.</ref>
Highley Station won 3rd prize in the British Railways (Western Region) Station gardens competition in 1953 & 1954.<ref name="Highey"/>
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