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:On 10 September the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway announced [[BR Class 20 D8059]] and sister [[BR Class 20 D8188|D8188]] had joined their fleet.
:Both [[Kidderminster|The King & Castle]] and [[The Railwayman's Arms]] were featured in the 2018 CAMRA Good Beer Guide
:Guest locomotives at the Autumn Steam Gala were SR Schools class 4-4-0 No 926 Repton, GER Y14 class No 564, and SECR P class 0-6-0T No 323 Bluebell. Ffestiniog Railway 1fr 11½in gauge loco No. 2 Prince gave rides in the Engine House car park. [[34027|34027 Taw Valley]] and [[34053|34053 Sir Keith Park]] hauled the overnight services, the latter making a last gala appearance before a planned return move to the Swanage Railway at the end beginning of 20172018. Attendance on the Sunday was depressed by access issues caused by the routing of the 'Velo Birmingham' cycling event and multiple and widespread road closures.
'''October 2017'''
:The long-stored boiler of [[Southern Locomotives Limited|SR 34010 Sidmouth]] left Bridgnorth to go to a boiler specialist for inspection and restoration.
:The old, round, £1 coins ceased to be legal tender and on 16 October [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] appealed for them to be donated to [[Bridgnorth#Bridgnorth_Development_Project|the Bridgnorth Development Project]].
:On 19 October, share sales reached £2,000,000, with the issue closing at the end of the month.
:On 19 October [[BR Class 20 20177]] left on a transporter for scrapping at C F Booth Ltd.
:Network Rail's [[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR#2017|Loram CRG(01) Corrective Rail Grinder]] arrived on the SVR on 23 October.
