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Significant events in the history of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation between 1970 and 1979 are set out below.
==1970==
The SVR is granted a light railway order, allowing the line to be oficially opened between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade.<br>
*January 1970: Passenger services between Bewdley, Kidderminster and Hartlebury are withdrawn by BR.
*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.
==1971==
Services again run between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade.<br>
*March 1971: 46521 arrives from Barry on 20 March. The loco will become the first Barry restoration to enter service on the SVR in 1974.
*April 1971: 70000 Britannia arrives on 9 April. On 10 April a summer timetable begins between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, running until 30 October.
| 686 The Lady Armaghdale|| style="text-align:right;" | 289 || style="text-align:right;" | 289
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| 2047 Warwickshire || style="text-align:right;" | 196 || style="text-align:right;" | 196
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| WD 193 Shropshire || style="text-align:right;" | 88 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,109
| 686 The Lady Armaghdale|| style="text-align:right;" | 195 || style="text-align:right;" | 484
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| 2047 Warwickshire || style="text-align:right;" | 182 || style="text-align:right;" | 378
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| 417 Invicta || style="text-align:right;" | 4 || style="text-align:right;" | 4
| 46443 || style="text-align:right;" | 190 || style="text-align:right;" | 5,345
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| 2047 Warwickshire || style="text-align:right;" | 76 || style="text-align:right;" | 454
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| 47383 || style="text-align:right;" | 20 || style="text-align:right;" | 20
==1974==
In this year the SVR begins services to Bewdley and increases the amount of daily running during summer, resulting in a near tripling of the miles covered.
*March 1974: The Light Railway Transfer Order is granted to extend the line from Hampton Loade to Bewdley.
*April 1974: Services begin between Hampton Loade and Highley. The first passenger service is the 09:30 from Bridgnorth with GWR Railcar 22, followed by the 12:45 steam service hauled by No 600 Gordon.
*May 1974: The line is opened from Highley to Arley and Bewdley. GWR Railcar 22 operates the first round trip between Bridgnorth and Bewdley, while the first steam services are hauled by No 5764 from the new MPD at Bewdley and No 43106 from Bridgnorth. Daily running during the summer season is extended to five weeks.<br>Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows: {| class="wikitable"| <b>Locomotive</b> || style="text-align:right;" | <b>1974</b> || style="text-align:right;" | <b>Total</b>|-| 46443 || style="text-align:right;" | 3,855 || style="text-align:right;" | 9,200|-| 43106 || style="text-align:right;" | 3,760 || style="text-align:right;" | 6,352|-| 5764 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,940 || style="text-align:right;" | 3,677|-| WD 193 Shropshire || style="text-align:right;" | 1,830 || style="text-align:right;" | 4,540|-| 45110 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,600 || style="text-align:right;" | 5,190|-| 600 Gordon|| style="text-align:right;" | 1,405 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,390|-| 46521 || style="text-align:right;" | 670 || style="text-align:right;" | 670|-| 47383 || style="text-align:right;" | 635 || style="text-align:right;" | 655|-| 2047 Warwickshire || style="text-align:right;" | 82 || style="text-align:right;" | 536|-| Other || style="text-align:right;" | - || style="text-align:right;" | 6,486|-| <b>Total</b> || style="text-align:right;" | <b>15,777</b> || style="text-align:right;" | <b>39,696</b>|}
==1975==
*July 1975: German 2-6-2T DB 64.305 arrives on 17 July.
