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*May 1970: The Light Railway Order is granted allowing public services to start. 23 May 1970 sees the official opening of the Severn Valley Railway, with the first public trains running between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade. Loco 3205 hauls the first service, while 46443, 43106 and 48773 are also used over the weekend. Trains run at weekends until the end of October.
*August 1970: 45110 and 4566 arrive on 20 and 25 August respectively.
*November: 1501 arrives on 7 November.<br>The total mileages recorded by the SVR’s steam locomotives at the end of 1970 were as follows: {| class="wikitable"| <b>Locomotive</b> || style="text-align:right;" | <b>1967-1970</b>|-| 46443 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,104|-| 43106 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,340|-| WD 193 Shropshire || style="text-align:right;" | 1,021|-| 3205 || style="text-align:right;" | 900|-| 48773 || style="text-align:right;" | 445|-| 45110 || style="text-align:right;" | 398|-| 1738 || style="text-align:right;" | 2|-| <b>Total</b> || style="text-align:right;" | <b>6,210</b>|}
==1971==
==References and sources==
Information on the early history of the SVR can be found on the [http://www.bridgnorthstation.co.uk/history.html Bridgnorth Station website]<br>
Information is from past editions of Severn Valley Railway News unless otherwise stated. Locomotive mileages taken from SVR News #58 Winter 1980/81, page 34, "Steam Locomotive Mileages for the Decade".
==See also==
[[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation | The Severn Valley Railway in preservation]]<br>
[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969 | Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969]]
