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[[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]: 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:BR_3109_2019051475069_20190514.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> BR 3109 First Open Riddles 4MT 75069 | Although it carries 'Chocolate and Cream' livery75069 is a BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 locomotive, W3109 is a class designed for mixed traffic use on secondary routes where the BR Mk 1 Open FirstStandard Class 5 and its predecessor the 'Black Five' would be too heavy. In service However 75069 was allocated to the open firsts were often BR Southern Region where it used as dining cars or as part of excursion trains. Since preservationa larger BR1B tender, 3109 has mostly been used in restricting it to the [[Severn Valley Limited]] and [[Severn Valley Venturer]] dining sets but has now been de-classified and transferred into general passenger servicesame route availability as those classes. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> BR 3109 First Open 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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