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'''July 2022'''
*The increased fire risk following hot and dry weather led to an all -diesel service from 13 July. Two more class 20s, 20142 and 20189, arrived on short term hire to help cover services.
*On Saturday 23 July the SVR hosted a leg of the Queen's Baton Relay as part of the final build-up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The baton travelled from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth aboard a special train piloted by [[34027 | No 70 'Elizabeth II']], double headed with visiting Class 20 20142 due to the continuing fire risk. The Baton Relay had begun on 7 October 2021, when Her Majesty The Queen placed her Message to the Commonwealth into the Baton at the start of its 294-day journey which took in all 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.
*On 27 July steam services restarted, although both [[1501]] and [[7714]] were paired with a Class 20. The following day normal steam services resumed.
*The EMF announced the launch of an appeal to raise funds to return [[5164|Large Prairie 5164]] to service<ref>[https://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/the-big-large-prairie-appeal-returning-5164-to-service/ EMF: ''The Big "Large Prairie" Appeal – Returning 5164 to service''] (retrieved 1 August 2022)</ref>.
'''August 2022'''
A further spell of hot and dry weather saw the reintroduction of exclusively diesel-hauled passenger services on 10 August.
==Steam locomotives used==
