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*Both Shropshire and Worcestershire moved to 'tier 3' on 31 December as infection rates rose. A third English national lockdown followed from 5 January to 29 March 2021.
*A 'two jab' vaccination programme started from 8 December 2020.<ref>[https://www.england.nhs.uk/2020/12/landmark-moment-as-first-nhs-patient-receives-covid-19-vaccination/ NHS.gov.uk] (Retrieved 11 July 2021)</ref> By July 2021 over half the population had received the second jab and were deemed fully vaccinated.
*In February 2021 the government published proposals for the conditional lifting of restrictions in England in stages between March and June. The latter date was extended to 19 July, with some restrictions continuing until 26 August.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52530518 BBC News 10 July 2021</ref> Concurrently the spread of the delta variant saw a 'third wave' of infections with numbers of infections rising exponentially from early Mayand peaking in mid-July.
===Timeline of events on the SVR===
*February 2021: The railway announced it planned to restart its public services with regular excursion services from 12 April and other facilities opening when permitted, with previous COVID-19 safe measures continuing.
*In March 2021 the SVR's bid for a second Culture Recovery Grant failed.
*2021 events restarted, but with restricted numbers and fixed bookable itineraries. Although legal restrictions were raised from July, the SVR continued previous arrangements including for its Autumn galas and [[Christmas services]]. Local 'hop on hop off' services were announced to restart midweek in place of excursion trains from 7 September<ref name=blaug21>[https://www.svrlive.com/blaug21 Branch Lines, August 2021]</ref>.
==Effects on the SVR==
