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File:Hampton_Loade_Prize.jpg|Great Western Railway, Station Gardens Prize awarded to J.T.Hill, Hampton Loade | File:Hampton_Loade_Prize.jpg|Great Western Railway, Station Gardens Prize awarded to J.T.Hill, Hampton Loade | ||
File:Highley Award1.jpg|British Railways (Western Region), Station Gardens Competition, Highley | File:Highley Award1.jpg|British Railways (Western Region), Station Gardens Competition, Highley | ||
| + | File:Arley_1983_20150320.jpg|Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Best Restored Station Competition, Champions Award, Arley, 1983 | ||
File:Highley Award2.jpg|Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Best Restored Station Competition, Champions Award, Highley, 1986 | File:Highley Award2.jpg|Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Best Restored Station Competition, Champions Award, Highley, 1986 | ||
| + | File:Arley_1986_20150320.jpg|Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Best Restored Station Competition, First Class Award, Arley, 1986 | ||
File:Highley Award3.jpg|Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Ian Allan Railway Heritage Awards, First Class Award, Highley, 1987 | File:Highley Award3.jpg|Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Ian Allan Railway Heritage Awards, First Class Award, Highley, 1987 | ||
| + | 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:Northwood plaque.jpg|National Railway Heritage Awards, The G.N.E.R. Volunteers Award, Northwood Halt Pagoda Shelter, 2007 | ||
File:Kidderminster award.jpg|Association of Railway Preservation Societies, BR Award for the most meritorious entry, 2007 | File:Kidderminster award.jpg|Association of Railway Preservation Societies, BR Award for the most meritorious entry, 2007 | ||
File:GNR_2701_Award_20150707.jpg|Heritage Railway Association Carriage and Wagon award for GNR 2701, 2009 | File:GNR_2701_Award_20150707.jpg|Heritage Railway Association Carriage and Wagon award for GNR 2701, 2009 | ||
| − | File:SVR150 plaque.jpg|Plaque commemorating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Severn Valley Railway | + | File:Engine_House_awards_1.jpg|Institution of Civil Engineers, Community Benefit award, 2009 |
| − | + | File:SVR150 plaque.jpg|Plaque commemorating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Severn Valley Railway, 2012 | |
| + | File:Engine_House_awards_2.jpg|Three awards in tourist/group travel destination categories, 2012/2013 | ||
| + | File:Engine House awards 3.jpg|The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, 2013 | ||
| + | File:Engine House awards 4.jpg|BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards, Heritage site of the Year, 2014/15 | ||
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Revision as of 17:07, 14 January 2016
Since its formation in 1965, the Severn Valley Railway has won many awards from various railway, heritage, tourism or other organisations.
- 1982 Highley: Best preserved station
- 1983 Arley: Association of Railway Preservation Societies Best Restored Station Winners Award
- 1986 Highley: Association of Railway Preservation Societies Best Restored Station Champions Award
- 1986 Arley: Association of Railway Preservation Societies Best Restored Station First Class Award (runners up to Highley)
- 1987 Kidderminster: Association of Railway Preservation Societies BRBritish Rail or British Railways Award for the most meritorious entry[1]
- 1995 BR Mark 1 Gangwayed Full Brake (BG) 80776: Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Coach of the Year
- 2003 Kidderminster Railway Museum National Railway Heritage Awards, The Ian Allan Publishing Award Joint winner
- 2007 Northwood Halt pagoda shelter: National Railway Heritage Awards, The G.N.E.R. Volunteers Award
- 2007 Bewdley South signal box: National Railway Heritage Awards, The Westinghouse Signalling Award
- 2008 Severn Valley Railway: National Railway Heritage Awards, The Ian Allan Publishing Independent Railway of the Year Award
- 2008 Severn Valley Railway: Heart of England Excellence in Tourism awards, Best Tourism Experience
- 2008 Severn Valley Railway: Heritage Railway Association, Peter Manisty award for outstanding contribution to railway preservation
- 2009 GNR 2701 Composite Corridor: Heritage Railway Association, Excellence in Railway Vehicle Restoration
- 2009 Severn Valley Railway: Institution of Civil Engineers, Community Benefit award
- 2009 Severn Valley Railway: National Railway Heritage Awards, Independent Railway of the Year
- 2009 Arley Station: Bewdley In Bloom, Two first prizes
- 2010 Bridgnorth Loco Works Wheel Drop: National Railway Heritage Awards, FirstGroup Skills Award
- 2010 Severn Valley Railway: Worcester News, The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Best Grand Day Out
- 2011 Severn Valley Railway: Worcestershire Life, The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Outstanding Customer Service Award
- 2012 Severn Valley Railway: Destination worcestershire, Worcestershire Visitor Attraction of the Year
- 2012 Severn Valley Railway: UK Coach Awards, Coach Friendly Historic Attraction Award
- 2012 Severn Valley Railway: Visit England, Tourism Experience of the Year Bronze Award
- 2013 Severn Valley Railway: Visit Worcestershire Awards, Best Tourism Experience
- 2013 Severn Valley Railway: The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
- 2013 Severn Valley Railway Wyre Forest District Council, Wyre Forest No Barriers Award
- 2014/15 Severn Valley Railway: BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards, Heritage site of the Year
- 2015 GWR 650 Brake Third Open: Heritage Railway Association, Coach Competition
- 2015 GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon: Heritage Railway Association, Carriage and Wagon Competition, Overall Winner
Mention should also be made of Arley Station Master, Mr. George Batchelor, who was awarded several prizes by The Great Western Railway in the early 1900s for the gardens at Arley Station.[2]
Gallery
Great Western Railway, Station Gardens Prize awarded to J.T.Hill, Hampton Loade
British Railways (Western Region), Station Gardens Competition, Highley
Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Best Restored Station Competition, Champions Award, Arley, 1983
Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Best Restored Station Competition, Champions Award, Highley, 1986
Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Best Restored Station Competition, First Class Award, Arley, 1986
Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Ian Allan Railway Heritage Awards, First Class Award, Highley, 1987
NHRA Westinghouse Signalling Award, Bewdley South Signal Box, 2007
National Railway Heritage Awards, The G.N.E.R. Volunteers Award, Northwood Halt Pagoda Shelter, 2007
Association of Railway Preservation Societies, BRBritish Rail or British Railways Award for the most meritorious entry, 2007
Heritage Railway Association Carriage and Wagon award for GNRGreat Northern Railway 2701, 2009
Institution of Civil Engineers, Community Benefit award, 2009
Plaque commemorating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Severn Valley Railway, 2012
Three awards in tourist/group travel destination categories, 2012/2013
The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, 2013
BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards, Heritage site of the Year, 2014/15
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 88
- ↑ Arley Station web site
