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*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Closure|1963]] Transport Minister [[Ernest Marples]] approved the ending of passenger services between Shrewsbury and Bewdley from 9 September 1963.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Magner (1997)]] p. 32.</ref>
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1968 | 1968]] "Flying Pig"[[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106| 43106]] arrived in steam on the SVR from Lostock Hall.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
*1976 SVR volunteers provided assistance to the Fire Brigade in tackling a large fire at the [[Devil's Spittleful (Rifle Range) Bridge]] on the [[Safari Park|Spring Grove Estate ]] between Bewdley and Foley Park. [[John Fowler 150hp Diesel Shunter No 17 Highflyer|Diesel shunter Highflyer]] use a spare Hawksworth tender to provide around 10,000 gallon of water.<ref>SVR News 41</ref>
*1978 [[D1013|D1013 Western Ranger]] and [[D1062|D1062 Western Courier]] were towed from Kingswear to Newton Abbot, the first stage of their move to the SVR<ref>SVR News 126</ref>.
*2018 [[BR Class 40 40106 Atlantic Conveyor|40106 Atlantic Conveyor]] arrived as part of a relationship with the Class Forty Preservation Society, initially on a short-term hire but later extended.
