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Since operations began in May 1970, the SVR has seen three collisions with vehicles on crossings, for which no blame was attached to the railway. One locomotive Two locomotives have suffered a derailed tenderwhile hauling passenger services.

==Collisions== ===Waterworks Crossing collision===

==Fishermen's =Northwood Crossing collision===On 16 August 2004 25 November 2000 [[Fishermen's CrossingLMS Stanier 8F 48773]] was the scene of a involved in collision between with an Astra van on [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443Level crossing at Hill Farm, Northwood Lane |Ivatt Class 2 46443Northwood Crossing]] and a van which drove onto the crossing without stopping, the crossing gates having been left open by a previous user.<ref>SVR News 148</ref> The van was carried some distance down the track, fortunately with the driver suffering injury<ref>[http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/1664/railsafety04.pdf HSE's annual report on railway safety 2004 – ORR] Retrieved 8 June 2015</ref> though fortunately not fatal. H.Mno fatalities involved. HM Railway Inspectorate found no later confirmed that the Railway was not at fault with , independent witnesses having testified that the locomotive/train braking or driver had passed the signing of flashing red lights when the crossing, and no blame for the collision train was attached to only a few yards from the Railwaycrossing.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4097347.stm Van driver blamed for rail crash, BBC News] Retrieved 8 June 2015</ref><ref>SVR News 149134</ref>

==Northwood =Fishermen's Crossing collision===On 25 November 2000 16 August 2004 [[LMS Stanier 8F 48773Fishermen's Crossing]] was involved in the scene of a collision with an Astra van on between [[Level crossing at Hill Farm, Northwood Lane LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443| Northwood CrossingIvatt Class 2 46443]]and a van which drove onto the crossing without stopping, the crossing gates having been left open by a previous user.<ref>SVR News 148</ref> The van was carried some distance down the track, with the driver suffering injury<ref>[http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/1664/railsafety04.pdf HSE's annual report on railway safety 2004 – ORR] Retrieved 8 June 2015</ref> though fortunately with no fatalities involvednot fatal. H.M. HM Railway Inspectorate later confirmed that found no fault with the locomotive/train braking or the signing of the crossing, and no blame for the collision was attached to the Railway <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4097347.stm Van driver blamed for rail crash, BBC News] Retrieved 8 June 2015</ref><ref>SVR News 149</ref>. ==Derailments== ===Folly Point===On 21 April 1991 [[42968|Stanier Mogul 42968]] was not running tender first on a passenger train when the leading left wheel of the tender derailed by flange climbing. The derailment occurred on a right-hand curve over the site of an embankment slip at fault, independent witnesses having testified [[Folly Point]] which was subject to a temporary 5 mph speed restriction. The SVR's investigation found that the driver had passed weight distribution between the flashing red lights when wheels of the train tender was only not set up correctly following maintenance. The RAIB investigation into the 2009 derailment at Hampton Loade referred to this incident under "Previous occurrences of a few yards from the crossing.similar character"<refname=RAIB>SVR News 134[https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/derailment-on-severn-valley-railway Rail Accident Investigation Branch] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref> .

===Hampton Loade derailment===On 28 September 2009, a derailment occurred when the tender of [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]] hauling a down passenger train became derailed as it approached [[Hampton Loade]]. There were no injuries. The immediate cause of the accident was the leading right-hand wheel of the tender flange climbing over the rail at the site of a track twist. An incorrect spring had been fitted to this axle of the tender.<ref>[https:/name=RAIB/www.gov.uk/raib-reports/derailment-on-severn-valley-railway Rail Accident Investigation Branch] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref> [[BR 4345 Tourist Standard Open]] was also damaged.