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SVR operated the 175 testing as crew under supervision
==Class 175 'Coradia 1000' diesel multiple units 1999-2000==
From 1 August 1999 the speed limit was increased to 50 mph to allow commissioning of Alstom's new Birmingham-built units, owned by Angel Trains and destined for First North Western. A special temporary shed with a pit road was built for the purpose outside the [[Carriage Repair Works|Carriage Repair Works at Kidderminster]].<ref>[http://www.traintesting.com/Class_175.htm Train testing.com] (Retrieved 20 April 2018)</ref>
Prominent notices were in place on rights of way by the previous April to warn the public of the increased speeds, and testing took place at night while no other trains were in service.
Three-car unit 175 101 arrived in August 1999, fitted with test instrumentation, and clocked up a few thousand miles of test running. Two-car 175 001 was fully fitted-out. It moved from the SVR to Chester depot behind 47 775 on 10 January 2000.<ref>[http://www.nwrail.org.uk/news2000/cl175/chron1.htm Class 175 Chronicles] (Retrieved 20 April 2018)</ref>
Testing took place after services had finished and no other trains were in service, with assessed SVR crew driving and guarding under appropriate supervision<ref group="note">[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160748159481130&set=gm.10159303064621989&idorvanity=2360466988 A thread] on the private (members only) Unofficial Facebook Group in January 2023 with contributions from those involved relates that SVR crew including [[Alun Rees]], Nigel Hanson and Ray Trantor passed out as drivers, and SVR crew acted as conductors. It also refers to an unrecorded [[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway#TV_News| local news item on BBC North West tonight]] about the 175s being introduced in that area.</ref>.
==High speed testing between Bewdley and Kidderminster==
*2021: Between 16 June and 3 July the SVR hosted a test contract for [[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR|Bayer Environmental Science's Smart Weed System Train]] with GBRf 66709 ‘Sorrento’ and 66771 ‘Amanda’. Testing took place at 35 mph at Bewdley and mainly used a 200 metre site near Bewdley South Down Distant Signal.
==Note==
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== See also ==
