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==British Railways Western Region: 1948-1982==
[[File:Hampton Loade station geograph-2546955-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Hampton Loade in 1951, with a typical branch line service (Geograph)]]
[[File:Bridgnorth-Last-Train-1963-09-08.jpg|thumb|300px|right|GWR Panniers 9624 and 4665 prepare to depart Bridgnorth with the last BR train on 8 September 1963 ([[Sellick Collection]])]]
[[File:Closure_Notice.jpg|thumb|300px|right|BR's Public Notice of closure]]
Ownership of the Severn Valley Line passed to British Railways (BR) upon nationalisation in 1948, when it became part of the British Railways Western Region “BR(W)". The 1950s saw steam replaced on some services by [[Railcar 22 | GWR Diesel Railcars]] and BR Diesel Multiple Units ([[Class 108 DMU |DMU]]).