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Since its formation in 1965, the Severn Valley Railway has won many awards from various railway, heritage, tourism or other organisations.
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1969|1969]] Tyseley Cup winner: Best exhibit at the open day on 28 September, for [[3205]] and three GWR carriages.<ref>SVR News 210</ref>
*1979 [[Arley]]: Ian Allan Best preserved station<ref name="Arley">On display in Arley waiting room</ref>
*1979 Severn Valley Railway: ARPS award for returning five engines to steam, including [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco | 2857]].,<ref>[http://www.2857.org.uk/2857_2-preservation.html www.2857.org.uk]</ref> [[4930]], [[5164]], [[7812]] and [[LMS Stanier Class 5 45000|LMS 5000]].<ref>SVR News 55</ref>
*1980 [[Arley]]: Ian Allan Best preserved station<ref name="Arley"></ref>
*1984 [[Arley]]: Ian Allan Best preserved station<ref name="Arley"></ref>
*1985 [[Kidderminster]]: Association of Railway Preservation Societies annual award in recognition of the work which went into [[The development of Kidderminster Town Station|the re-opening of Kidderminster Town station on time]].<ref>SVR News 75</ref>
*1985 [[Arley]]: Association of Railway Preservation Societies award for exceptional merit<ref name="Arley"></ref>
*1992 [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]:Gulbenkian Museum and gallery awards, Most outstanding improvements achieved with limited resources<ref>On display in Kidderminster Railway Museum</ref>
*1995 [[BR 80776 Brake Gangwayed | BR Mark 1 Gangwayed Full Brake (BG) 80776]]: Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Coach of the Year(joint winner).<ref>SVR News 115</ref> *1999 Severn Valley Railway: Heart of England Tourism Awards 1999, Tourism For All award, Highly Commended.<ref name="archive">Stored in The Engine House Archive</ref> *2000 Severn valley Railway: Heart Of England Tourism Awards 2000, Visitor Attraction Of The Year, Highly Commended.<ref name="archive"></ref> *2002 [[Bridgnorth]] was a category winner in the 2002 'Bridgnorth in Bloom' competition.<ref>SVR News 142</ref>
*2003 [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]: National Railway Heritage Awards, The Ian Allan Publishing Award Joint winner. <ref>[http://nrha.org.uk/winners-2003 NRHA web site]</ref>
*2007 [[Bewdley South signal box]]: National Railway Heritage Awards, The Westinghouse Signalling Award<ref name="NRHA2007">[http://nrha.org.uk/winners-2007 NRHA web site]</ref><ref name="Bewdley">On display at Bewdley Station</ref>
*2007 Severn Valley Railway: Chamber Awards, Excellence in Tourism<ref name="Engine House">On display at The Engine House</ref> *2008 Severn Valley Railway: National Railway Heritage Awards, The Ian Allan Publishing Independent 'Heritage Railway of the Year Award'<ref>Photo in SVR News 164</ref><ref name="NRHA2008">[http://nrha.org.uk/winners-2008 NRHA web site]</ref>
*2008 Severn Valley Railway: Heart of England Excellence in Tourism awards, Best Tourism Experience<ref name=Shuttle1>[http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/local/3859831.SVR_wins_clutch_of_awards Kidderminster Shuttle]</ref>
*2008 Severn Valley Railway: Heritage Railway Association, Peter Manisty award for outstanding contribution to railway preservation]<ref name=Shuttle1></ref><ref name="Engine House"/>On display at The Engine House *2008 SVR Chairman [[Mick York|Michael York]]: Transport Trust 'Preservationist of the Year' for "...leading his organisation through a tremendous struggle against the adversity caused by a natural disaster."<ref>[http://www.transporttrust.com/awards/award/42?bid=19#award_details Transport Trust web site]</ref>
*2009 [[GNR 2701 Composite Corridor]]: Heritage Railway Association, Excellence in Railway Vehicle Restoration<ref>[http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/5070564.SVR_volunteers_earn_restoration_award Kidderminster Shuttle]</ref>
*2010 [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open]]: Heritage Railway Association best coach restoration<ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-projects/carriage-restoration.html SVR Charitable Trust web site]</ref>
*2010 [[Bridgnorth_Loco_Works#Loco_Shed | Bridgnorth Loco Works Wheel Drop]]: National Railway Heritage Awards, FirstGroup Skills Award<ref>[http://nrha.org.uk/winners-2010 NRHA web site]</ref><ref>On display at Bridgnorth Loco Works</ref>
*2010 Severn Valley Railway: Worcester News, The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Best Grand Day Out<ref>[http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/8250836.Meet_the_award_winners_at_county___s_tourism_extravaganza Worcester News]</ref>
*2011 Severn Valley Railway: Worcestershire Life, The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Outstanding Customer Service Award<ref>[http://www.worcestershirelife.co.uk/people/the_worcestershire_welcome_awards_1_1645885 Worcestershire Life web site]</ref><ref name="Comberton"></ref>
*2012 Severn Valley Railway: Destination Worcestershire, Worcestershire Visitor Attraction of the Year<ref name="Comberton">On display at [[Head Office|Comberton Place]]</ref>
*2012 Severn Valley Railway: UK Coach Awards, Coach Friendly Historic Attraction Award<ref name="Engine House"></ref>
*2015 [[GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon]]: Heritage Railway Association, Carriage and Wagon Competition, Overall Winner<ref name="HRA1"></ref>
*2016 Severn Valley Railway: Heritage Railway Association, Large Groups Award. Joint winner <ref>[http://www.svrsvrlive.co.ukcom/NewsItem.aspx?a=716 hra-award SVR Live web site]</ref>
*2016 Severn Valley Railway: What's On readers awards, Best Visitor attraction, Worcestershire. Runner up. <ref>[http://whatsonlive.co.uk/worcestershire/news/whats-on-readers-awards-announced/31778 What's On magazine web site]</ref>
*2016 [[Arley]]: National Railway Heritage Awards, 'The Stagecoach Volunteers Award'<ref>[http://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-300516-1-19 SVR Live web site]</ref><ref> On display at Arley station</ref>
*2016 [[Bewdley]]: National Railway Heritage Awards, 'Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award', Highly Commended<ref>[http://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-300516-1-19 SVR Live web site]</ref><ref> On display at Bewdley station</ref>
*2016 [[Diesel Depot]]: Heritage Railway Association, Modern traction award<ref>[http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/15004436.Coveted_heritage_railway_industry_award_for_Severn_Valley_Railway__39_s_diesel_depot/?ref=mr&lp=20 Kidderminster Shuttle]</ref>
*2017 [[The Railwayman's Arms]] won the CAMRA "Bridgnorth Pub Of The Year Award 2017."<ref>SVR Official Facebook</ref>
*2017 Severn Valley Railway: What's On readers awards, Best Visitor attraction, Worcestershire. <ref>[http://whatsonlive.co.uk/worcestershire/news/whats-on-readers-awards-announced/31778 What's On magazine web site]</ref>
*2017 The King & Castle won the "Wyre Forest CAMRA Pub of the Season for Spring 2017."<ref>SVR Official Facebook</ref>
*2017 Severn Valley Railway: Visit Worcestershire Awards, Best Visitor Attraction.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/svrofficial/photos/a.568413206569719.1073741827.215794101831633/1506760056068358/?type=3&theater SVR Official Facebook]</ref>
*2018 Severn Valley Railway: Worcestershire What's On Readers' Awards, Best Visitor Attraction<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/WhatsOnWorcestershire/videos/1998818577104083/ Worcestershire What's On Facebook page]</ref>
*2018 The King & Castle won the "Wyre Forest CAMRA Pub of the Season for Summer 2018."<ref>Wyre Forest CAMRA Facebook</ref>
*2018 ‘No Barriers’ Mike Oborski Awards for access for people with disabilities in the Wyre Forest area.<ref>SVR Facebook</ref>
*2019 The King & Castle won the "Wyre Forest CAMRA Pub of the Year 2019"<ref>King & Castle Facebook, 18 February 2019</ref>
*2019 [[Bridgnorth#Bridgnorth Development Project | Bridgnorth Station]] was shortlisted for the 'Refurbishment' category of the Brick Development Association 'Brick awards'.<ref>[https://www.brick.org.uk/brick-awards/2019-shortlist/refurbishment The Brick Development Association web site]</ref>
*2020 [[Class 50 Alliance Limited]]: Heritage Railway Association Awards, Coiley Locomotive Engineering Award runner up for the restoration of 50033 'Glorious'<ref name="HRA2020">[https://www.hra.uk.com/2020-hra-awards HRA web site]</ref>
*2020 [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]: Heritage Railway Association Awards, Morgan Award for preservation runner up for the restoration of [[LMS 2886 Six-wheel Passenger Brake (later 32919) | LMS 2886 Six-wheel Passenger Brake]]<ref name="HRA2020"></ref>
*2020 The King & Castle won the "Wyre Forest CAMRA Bronze Pub of the Year 2020"<ref>Wyre Forest CAMRA Facebook, 9 March 2020</ref>
*2020 Travellers’ Choice Winner by Trip Advisor.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blsep20 Branch Lines newsletter, September 2020] (Retrieved 29 August 2020)</ref>
*2021 [[Class 50 Alliance Limited | Class 50 Alliance]]: Heritage Railway Association Award for diesel locomotion.
*2021 King and Castle: TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blaug21 Branch Lines, August 2021]</ref>
*2021 The [[Falling Sands Viaduct]] restoration project was highly commended at the National Railway Heritage Awards<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bldec21 Branch Lines, December 2021]</ref>.
*2021/22 Severn Valley Railway: Tourism Awards, Resilience and Innovation Award<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/svrofficial/posts/5138454329565561 SVR Official facebook Page]</ref>
*2022 Severn Valley Railway: winner of VisitEngland’s bronze award for Resilience and Innovation<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljun22 Branch Lines, June 2022]</ref>
*2022 Jack Kerswill, [[Heritage Skills Training Academy]] apprentice: gold medal in the construction metalwork category, WorldSkills UK competition<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bldec22 Branch Lines, December 2022]</ref>
==Gallery=Post preservation gallery===
<gallery>
File:Arley award 1979.jpg|Ian Allan Best preserved station award, Arley, 1979
File:Arley award 1980.jpg|Ian Allan Best preserved station award, Arley, 1980
File:Kidderminster signal box award.jpg|Ian Allan Railway Heritage Awards, the Westinghouse Signalling Ltd award for Best restored signalling, 1992
File:KRMaward1992.JPG|Gulbenkian Museum and gallery award for the Most outstanding improvements achieved with limited resources, 1992
File:HoE award 1999.jpg|Heart of England Tourism Awards, Tourism For All Award, Highley Commended, 1999
File:HoE award 2000.jpg|Heart Of England Tourism Awards, Visitor Attraction Of The Year, Highly Commended, 2000
File:AwardVictoria.jpg|The Historic Bridge & Infrastructure Awards, The Victoria Bridge Refurbishment Project, 2005
File:Bewdley South award.jpg|NHRA Westinghouse Signalling Award, Bewdley South Signal Box, 2007
File:Northwood plaque.jpg|National Railway Heritage Awards, The G.N.E.R. Volunteers Award, Northwood Halt Pagoda Shelter, 2007
File:Chamber_Award_2007_20170610.jpg|Chamber Awards for Excellence in Tourism, 2007
File:HRA award 2008.jpg|Heritage Railway Association, Outstanding contribution to railway preservation award, 2008
File:HRA award 2008b.jpg|Heritage Railway Association, Outstanding contribution to railway preservation award certificate, 2008
File:Engine_House_awards_1.jpg|Institution of Civil Engineers, Community Benefit award, 2009
File:Award2009a.jpg|Institution of Civil Engineers, Community Benefit award, 2009
File:Wheeldrop award.jpg|National Railway Heritage Award, Craft Skills award for Bridgnorth wheeldrop, 2010
File:Worcestershire Welcome Award 2010.JPG|Worcester News, The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Best Grand Day Out, 2010
File:Award2011a.jpg|The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Outstanding Customer Service Award, 2011
File:Award2013a.jpg|Visit Worcestershire Awards, Best Tourism Experience, 2013
File:Engine House awards 4.jpg|BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards, Heritage site of the Year, 2014/15
File:Arley award 2016.jpg|National Railway Heritage Awards, The Stagecoach Volunteers Award, Arley Station, 2016
File:Bewdley Canopy Award.jpg|National Railway Heritage Awards, 'Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award, Bewdley canopy, 2016
File:Diesel Depot award.jpg|Heritage Railway Association, Modern Traction award, Kidderminster Diesel Depot, 2016
File:Class50allianceaward2020.jpg | Heritage Railway Association, Locomotive Engineering Award for 50033 'Glorious', 2020
File:StoveRaward2020.jpg | Heritage Railway Association, Restoration of Carriages or Rolling Stock Award for LMS 2886, 2020
File:Resiliance and innovation award 2021-22.jpg | Tourism Awards, Resiliance and Innovation Award, 2021-22
</gallery>
==Prior to preservation==
Prior to the preservation era, the GWR and BR awarded a number of prizes for the gardens at various SVR stations.
In 1909 the Great Western Magazine reported that "''Much satisfaction was evinced in Upper Arley at the announcement that the Company had awarded the Station Master, [[Arley#Arley history before preservation|Mr. Batchelor]], the special prize for 1909 for the best kept station garden in the division. Mr. Batchelor was also awarded special prizes in 1903, 1904 and 1905. Being then barred from the special prize he was awarded firsts in 1906, 1907 and 1908 so that for the past seven years he had won the highest prizes possible for which he was eligible.''"<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Geens (1985)]] p. 113.</ref>.
In 1907 a special prize was awarded for the best kept station garden in Worcester District to Mr Stanley, Station Master at Hampton Loade. He had only been there 3 years.<ref>Great Western Magazine January 1908</ref>
Mr J T ("Joe") Hill was awarded prizes in 1919, 1920 & 1921 while station master at Hampton Loade and also in 1923, 1924 & 1925 while station master at Arley.
A special award was made to the Station Master at Linley for the station garden in 1934.<ref>Great Western Magazine January 1935</ref>
T. Brick won a certificate of merit from the Ministry of Agriculture for growing vegetables at Highley in 1944.<ref>On display in Highley ticket office.</ref>
Highley Station won 3rd prize in the British Railways (Western Region) Station gardens competition in 1953 & 1954.<ref name="Highey"/>
===Pre-preservation gallery===
<gallery>
File:Hampton_Loade_Prize.jpg|Great Western Railway, Station Gardens Prize awarded to J.T.Hill, Hampton Loade
File:Arley gardens award.jpg|Great Western Railway, Station Gardens Prize awarded to J.T.Hill, Arley.
File:MoA award 1944.jpg|Ministry of Agriculture, "Grow more food" Certificate of merit awarded to T. Brick, Highley
File:Highley Award1.jpg|British Railways (Western Region), Station Gardens Competition, Highley
</gallery>
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