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'''Severn Valley Railway News''' ("SVR News") is the quarterly magazine of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] provided free to its members, and on sale for £5 {{As of|2023|lc=y}} at [[List of shops|SVR shops]]. The first edition was published in November 1965, three months after the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1965|meeting at the Coopers Arms ]] which resulted in the formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]]. The most recent edition, Issue 222issue 224, was published in Summer Winter 2023/24.
==Format, publication and distribution==
{{As of|2023}} the SVR has just under 11,000 members. 9,000 copies of each edition of SVR News are produced with approximately 8,000 being sent to members (joint members receive one copy).<ref>SVR News 220, Winter 2022, ''General Information''</ref>
The Guarantee Company announced future plans in SVR News 215, Autumn 2021 its intention to offer the option of digital publication and distribution. {{As of|2023}} this has not yet been offered.
===Typical contents===
==Editors==
*The first 2 issues were produced by Paul Wyers.
*[[David Williams]] took over as editor for issue 3 in July 1966. In November and continued until issue 224, Winter 2023 it was announced that he was /24, stepping down after more than 57 years in the role.<ref>Heritage Railway issue 313, p.106.</ref>*Paul Appleton, from issue 225.
==Back copies==
