==Locomotives used==
:''Main article: [[Locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service]]''
In the early days the West Midlands Railway used a number of locomotives inherited from the three constituent companies. 2-4-0 locomotives were generally used for passenger traffic up to World War 1, supplemented by 0-4-2s and 0-6-0s used on goods trains. Steam [[GWR Steam Railmotor | railmotors]] were also introduced in 1905.