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'''Alan Davies''' (1953 to 2023) was born in June 1953. He has been involved with the SVR for many years, first volunteering at [[Bridgnorth]] with the civil engineering gang, whilst starting a full-time career in the building industry. Career-wise, Alan worked as an Architectural Technician for a private architect's practice, Staffordshire County and Wolverhampton City Councils, engaged in conservation and school schemes.
This combined his Railway interest with hands-on experience of construction and maintenance. His first major involvement was in the rescue of Yorton signalbox, near Wem in Shropshire, and its subsequent re-erection as [[Arley signal box]], starting a close lifelong association as a volunteer at [[Arley]], helping to run and maintain the station.
He has had a deep interest in the diesel shunters of the [[Class 08 Society]], and was partly responsible for the rescue of roof canopy steelwork at [[Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton Low Level]] intended to provide platform weather protection at [[Kidderminster]].
Alan's building, heritage and railway interests led to him becoming a [[Awards|National Heritage Awards]] judge and, whilst declaring an interest with SVR entries, he encouraged Valley participation.
He was a [[SVR(H)]] director until 1999 and again between 2003 and 2011. He became a [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] director on 25 April 2014 and joined the SVR(H) Board for the third time, as one of the Guarantee Company representatives, from 20 October 2017 to 16 November 2021.<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00906842/officers Severn Valley Railway Company Limited at Companies House] (Retrieved 22 April 2019)</ref><ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01046274/officers SVR(H) at Companies House] (Retrieved 24 September 2022)</ref>
He was also [[Severn Valley Railway Association#SVRA_Chairmen|SVRA Chairman]] from 2008 to 2015.<ref>SVR News 161</ref>He was also an officer of the [[Severn Valley Railway Association#SVRA_branches|SVR Wolverhampton branch]].
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