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'''Alvin Barker''' was the longest serving Chairman of the [[Severn Valley Railway Association]] and was also a director of [[SVR(H)]] and the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|Charitable Trust]]. {{As of|2022}} he is a director of [[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]].
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'''Alvin Barker''' was the longest serving Chairman of the [[Severn Valley Railway Association]] and was also a director of [[SVR(H)]] and the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|Charitable Trust]].  
  
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Alvin Barker and two colleagues launched the SVRA Macclesfield Branch on 17 December 1980.<ref>SVR News 65</ref>  He became SVRA Chairman in 1987 in succession to [[Chris Thomas]].<ref>SVR News 86</ref> Early in his time as Chairman he was involved in plans for the rationalisation and improvement of volunteer sleeping accommodation at [[Bewdley]] and provision of accommodation at [[Kidderminster]].<ref>SVR News 98</ref> He was promoter of a number of [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA fund raising raffles]] including ‘Steam Snacks” and [[1501]] in 1987.<ref>SVR News 84 and 87</ref>, “Beds and Bunks in 1988<ref>SVR News 91</ref> and “Tyre a Mogul in 1994”
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{{As of|2023}} he is a trustee of [[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]] and chair of the [[SVR 46443 Fund]].
  
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Alvin was appointed to the Board of SVR(H) in 1992.<ref>SVR News 103</ref>.  In 1997 he was project leader for the construction of ‘Tranter Towers’, the new [[Bridgnorth MPD]] offices,<ref>SVR News 125</ref> and in 1998 led the team which dismantled the [[Bridgnorth Turntable|Bristol Bath Road turntable]] and arranged its transportation to [[Eardington]].<ref>SVR News 126, 129</ref> In 2000 he relinquished the Chairmanship of the SVRA to [[Stewart Clark]] but continued as Vice Chairman.<ref>SVR News 133</ref> In 2006 he became a director of the [[Charitable Trust|SVR Rolling Stock Trust]].<ref>SVR News 155</ref> From 2006 he took an active role in developing plans for the [[Diesel Depot]], culminating in a detailed proposal published in 2009.<ref>SVR News 156, 161, 166</ref>
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He became SVRA Chairman in 1987 in succession to [[Chris Thomas]].<ref>SVR News 86</ref> Early in his time as Chairman he was involved in plans for the rationalisation and improvement of volunteer sleeping accommodation at [[Bewdley]] and provision of accommodation at [[Kidderminster]].<ref>SVR News 98</ref> He was promoter of a number of [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA fund raising raffles]] including ‘Steam Snacks” and [[1501]] in 1987.<ref>SVR News 84 and 87</ref>, “Beds and Bunks in 1988<ref>SVR News 91</ref> and “Tyre a Mogul in 1994”. In 2000 he relinquished the Chairmanship of the SVRA to [[Stewart Clark]] but continued as Vice Chairman.<ref>SVR News 133</ref>  
  
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Alvin became a director of the 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust in 2009. He resigned as a director of both SVR(H) and the Charitable Trust in 2011.<ref>Companies House; SVR News 176 Boardroom Notes</ref>
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Alvin was appointed to the Board of SVR(H) in 1992.<ref>SVR News 103</ref>. In 2006 he became a director of the [[Charitable Trust|SVR Rolling Stock Trust]].<ref>SVR News 155</ref> He resigned as a director of both SVR(H) and the Charitable Trust in 2011.<ref>Companies House; SVR News 176 Boardroom Notes</ref>
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He and two colleagues launched the [[Severn Valley Railway Association#SVRA_branches|SVRA Macclesfield Branch]] on 17 December 1980.<ref>SVR News 65</ref> 
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In 1997 he was project leader for the construction of ‘Tranter Towers’, the new [[Bridgnorth MPD]] offices,<ref>SVR News 125</ref> and in 1998 led the team which dismantled the [[Bridgnorth Turntable|Bristol Bath Road turntable]] and arranged its transportation to [[Eardington]].<ref>SVR News 126, 129</ref>
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From 2006 he took an active role in developing plans for the [[Diesel Depot]], culminating in a detailed proposal published in 2009.<ref>SVR News 156, 161, 166</ref>
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Alvin became a trustee of the 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust in 2009.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 10:37, 8 June 2023

Alvin Barker was the longest serving Chairman of the Severn Valley Railway Association and was also a director of SVR(H) and the Charitable Trust.

As of 2023 he is a trustee of The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust and chair of the SVR 46443 Fund.

He became SVRASevern Valley Railway Association Chairman in 1987 in succession to Chris Thomas.[1] Early in his time as Chairman he was involved in plans for the rationalisation and improvement of volunteer sleeping accommodation at Bewdley and provision of accommodation at Kidderminster.[2] He was promoter of a number of SVRA fund raising raffles including ‘Steam Snacks” and 1501 in 1987.[3], “Beds and Bunks in 1988[4] and “Tyre a MogulLocomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel configuration in 1994”. In 2000 he relinquished the Chairmanship of the SVRASevern Valley Railway Association to Stewart Clark but continued as Vice Chairman.[5]

Alvin was appointed to the Board of SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) in 1992.[6]. In 2006 he became a director of the SVR Rolling Stock Trust.[7] He resigned as a director of both SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) and the Charitable Trust in 2011.[8]

He and two colleagues launched the SVRA Macclesfield Branch on 17 December 1980.[9]

In 1997 he was project leader for the construction of ‘Tranter Towers’, the new Bridgnorth MPD offices,[10] and in 1998 led the team which dismantled the Bristol Bath Road turntable and arranged its transportation to Eardington.[11]

From 2006 he took an active role in developing plans for the Diesel Depot, culminating in a detailed proposal published in 2009.[12]

Alvin became a trustee of the 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust in 2009.

See also

References

  1. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 86
  2. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 98
  3. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 84 and 87
  4. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 91
  5. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 133
  6. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 103
  7. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 155
  8. ↑ Companies House; SVRSevern Valley Railway News 176 Boardroom Notes
  9. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 65
  10. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 125
  11. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 126, 129
  12. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 156, 161, 166
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