Nick Ralls has been [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#General_Manager|General Manager]] of both SVR(H) and the Guarantee Company since 25 June 2007. The new GM’s arrival would be less than one week after the worst event in SVR history, the [[2007 Storm Damage]].<ref>SVR News 158</ref> . The previous incumbent [[Colin Binch]] was succeeded by a group of three volunteers before Mr Ralls was appointed.
==Prior to the SVR==