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[[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]: In April 2023 the SVR announced the launch of a '''Survival Fund'''Following to enable it to overcome the government announcement on Saturday 31 October about new national Covidcurrent financial crisis and implement longer-19 restrictions, the Severn Valley Railway will close from Thursday 5 November up to and including 2 Decemberterm plans for its future. The railway's pubs, cafes Information and shops will also shut'''. Further details of how to donate may be found on the SVR's [https://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=947 here]. The SVR has launched a Fight Back survival/ Survival Fund to help the Railway through this emergency; details may be found [https://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=921 here]page.
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[[<!--IMAGE FILE--> File:Wilden_Top_Road_Overbridge_2020110775069_20190514.jpg|thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->Stourport BranchBR Riddles 4MT 75069 | What 75069 is now often referred to as a BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 locomotive, a class designed for mixed traffic use on secondary routes where the BR Standard Class 5 and its predecessor the 'Black Five''Stourport Branch''' would be too heavy. However 75069 was the original route of the Severn Valley Railway from [[Bewdley]] allocated to [[Hartlebury]]. The SVR owns the track bed from Bewdley to BR Southern Region where it used a point beyond [[Mount Pleasant Tunnel]]. Most of the trackbed between Stourport and Hartlebury, including the viaduct over the River Stour and the deep cutting at Wilden, is now Worcestershire Council's "Leapgate Old Railway Line"larger BR1B tender, open restricting it to the public for walking and cyclingsame route availability as those classes. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->Stourport BranchBR 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].
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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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