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[[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]: all public services are suspended from 31 December 2020 until further notice. The In April 2023 the SVR has launched announced the launch of a Fight Back '''Survival Fund ''' to enable it to help overcome the Railway through this emergency; current financial crisis and implement longer-term plans for its future. Information and details of how to donate may be found on the SVR's [https://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=921 heresurvival/ Survival Fund]page.
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[[<!--IMAGE FILE--> File:D4100_2015060775069_20190514.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->BR Class 09 D4100 Riddles 4MT 75069 | D4100 ''Dick Hardy'' 75069 is a Class 09 0BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 diesel electric shunting locomotive. The Class 09 is similar to the Class 08, of which the SVR has a number of examples, but with different gearing giving an increased top speed at class designed for mixed traffic use on secondary routes where the expense of a lower tractive effort. In 1988 BR Standard Class 5 and its predecessor the locomotive was named in honour of Richard 'DickBlack Five' Hardywould be too heavy. However 75069 was allocated to the BR Southern Region where it used a larger BR1B tender, restricting it to the railwayman, enthusiast and authorsame route availability as those classes. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> BR Class 09 D4100 Riddles 4MT 75069 | (Full article...)]]]]
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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the [[Great Western Railway]] (GWR) and later by British Railways (BR).
The present day [[Severn Valley Railway]] (SVR) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has [[list of stations | six stations and two halts]] and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between [[Bridgnorth]] in Shropshire and [[Kidderminster]] in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Train services are hauled predominantly by Operations involve a mixture of steam locomotives, regularly supplemented by a diesel multiple unit and heritage diesel locomotive -hauled trainsservices.
This unofficial website is a project aimed to collect information and record events relating to the SVR, both past and present.
For timetables, fare information, and news about special events, please visit the [http://www.svr.co.uk SVR Official Website]. Other news and information of interest to members, shareholders and enthusiasts can be found on [https://www.svrlive.com/home SVRLive].
=== Categories of article ===
Unsurprisingly, there are a large number of questions about the SVR, both in pre-preservation days and for a number of historical items since then. Take a visit down to [[Query Corner]] to see if you have a recollection relating to some long forgotten event, or know of a reliable source (maybe an early edition of the [[Severn Valley Railway News | SVR News]]?) that might have the information we need!
In addition are a number of [[:Category:Stub articles|stub articles]] requiring further input.
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