:Venice Simplon-Orient-Express sold The [[Northern Belle]], stabled at Kidderminster, to a joint venture between tour promotor David Pitts, owner of Wakefield-based marketing agency D P Publicity, and David Smith, owner of West Coast Railways.
:[[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] staged special full-line brake van rides behind [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank|GWR 0-6-0PT 813]] on 25 November, the event marking the 50th anniversary of the locomotive's arrival on the SVR.
'''December 2017'''
:On 10 December all Santa Steam Specials were cancelled in light of heavy snow overnight and complete loss of power at Arley Station.
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