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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.

  • 1979 Arley: Ian Allan Best preserved station[1]
  • 1979 Severn Valley Railway: ARPSAssociation of Railway Preservation Societies award for returning five engines to steam, 2857,[2] 4930, 5164, 7812 and LMS 5000.[3]
  • 1980 Arley: Ian Allan Best preserved station[1]
  • 1983 Arley: Association of Railway Preservation Societies Best Restored Station Winners Award[1]
  • 1984 Arley: Ian Allan Best preserved station[1]
  • 1985 Arley: Association of Railway Preservation Societies award for exceptional merit[1]
  • 1986 Highley: Association of Railway Preservation Societies Best Restored Station Champions Award[4]
  • 1986 Arley: Association of Railway Preservation Societies Best Restored Station First Class Award (runners up to Highley)[1]
  • 1987 Highley: Association of Railway Preservation Societies, First Class Award[4]
  • 1987 Kidderminster: Association of Railway Preservation Societies BRBritish Rail or British Railways Award for the most meritorious entry[7][8]
  • 1992 Kidderminster signal box: Ian Allan Railway Heritage Awards, the Westinghouse Signalling Ltd award for Best restored signalling[9]
  • 2005 Victoria Bridge: Institution of Civil Engineers, The Historic Bridge & Infrastructure Awards, Commendation[12]
  • 2007 Severn Valley Railway: Chamber Awards, Excellence in Tourism[16]
  • 2008 Severn Valley Railway: National Railway Heritage Awards, The Ian Allan Publishing Independent Railway of the Year Award[17]
  • 2008 Severn Valley Railway: Heart of England Excellence in Tourism awards, Best Tourism Experience[18]
  • 2008 Severn Valley Railway: Heritage Railway Association, Peter Manisty award for outstanding contribution to railway preservation][18][16]
  • 2008 SVRSevern Valley Railway Chairman Michael York: Transport Trust 'Preservationist of the Year' for "...leading his organisation through a tremendous struggle against the adversity caused by a natural disaster."[19]
  • 2009 Severn Valley Railway: Institution of Civil Engineers, Community Benefit award[16][12]
  • 2009 Severn Valley Railway: National Railway Heritage Awards, Independent Railway of the Year[21]
  • 2009 Arley Station: Bewdley In Bloom, Two first prizes[22]
  • 2010 Severn Valley Railway: Worcester News, The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Best Grand Day Out[26]
  • 2011 Severn Valley Railway: Worcestershire Life, The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Outstanding Customer Service Award[27][12]
  • 2012 Severn Valley Railway: Destination Worcestershire, Worcestershire Visitor Attraction of the Year[12]
  • 2012 Severn Valley Railway: UK Coach Awards, Coach Friendly Historic Attraction Award[16]
  • 2012 Severn Valley Railway: Visit England, Tourism Experience of the Year Bronze Award[28][16]
  • 2012 Severn Valley Railway: The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Visitor Attraction of the Year Winner[12]
  • 2012 Severn Valley Railway: The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Tourism Website of the Year, Highly Commended[12]
  • 2013 Severn Valley Railway: Visit Worcestershire Awards, Best Tourism Experience[29][12]
  • 2013 Severn Valley Railway: The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service[30][16]
  • 2013 Severn Valley Railway: Wyre Forest District Council, Wyre Forest No Barriers Award[31]
  • 2013 Severn Valley Railway: Group Travel Awards, Best Attraction for Group Visits, Runner UpIn reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the present day SVR)[16]
  • 2014/15 Severn Valley Railway: BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards, Heritage site of the Year[32][16]
  • 2016 Severn Valley Railway: Heritage Railway Association, Large Groups Award. Joint winner [34]
  • 2016 Severn Valley Railway: What's On readers awards, Best Visitor attraction, Worcestershire. Runner up. [35]
  • 2016 Arley: National Railway Heritage Awards, 'The Stagecoach Volunteers Award'[36][37]
  • 2016 Bewdley: National Railway Heritage Awards, 'Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award', Highly Commended[38][39]
  • 2017 Severn Valley Railway: What's On readers awards, Best Visitor attraction, Worcestershire. [42]
  • 2017 The King & Castle won the "Wyre Forest CAMRA Pub of the Season for Spring 2017."[43]
  • 2017 Severn Valley Railway: Visit Worcestershire Awards, Best Visitor Attraction.[44]
  • 2018 Severn Valley Railway: Worcestershire What's On Readers' Awards, Best Visitor Attraction[45]

Prior to the preservation era, the GWRGreat Western Railway and BRBritish Rail or British Railways awarded a number of prizes for the gardens at various SVRSevern Valley Railway stations, including to 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.[46], Mr J T Hill who was awarded prizes in 1919, 1920 & 1921 while station master at Hampton Loade and also in 1923, 1924 & 1925 while station master at Arley.
T. Brick won a certificate of merit from the Ministry of Agriculture for growing vegetables at Highley in 1944.[47]
Highley Station won 3rd prize in the British Railways (Western Region) Station gardens competition in 1953 & 1954.[4]

Gallery

  • Great Western Railway, Station Gardens Prize awarded to J.T.Hill, Hampton Loade

  • Great Western Railway, Station Gardens Prize awarded to J.T.Hill, Arley.

  • Ministry of Agriculture, "Grow more food" Certificate of merit awarded to T. Brick, Highley

  • British Railways (Western Region), Station Gardens Competition, Highley

  • Ian Allan Best preserved station award, Arley, 1979

  • Ian Allan Best preserved station award, Arley, 1980

  • Ian Allan Best preserved station award, Highley, 1982

  • Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Best Restored Station Competition, Champions Award, Arley, 1983

  • Ian Allan Best preserved station award, Arley, 1984

  • Association of Railway Preservation Societies award for exceptional merit, Arley, 1985

  • 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, Coach competition, Commended, GWRGreat Western Railway Toplight 9055, 1986

  • Association of Railway Preservation Societies, BRBritish Rail or British Railways Award for the most meritorious entry, 1987

  • Association of Railway Preservation Societies, Ian Allan Railway Heritage Awards, First Class Award, Highley, 1987

  • Ian Allan Railway Heritage Awards, the Westinghouse Signalling Ltd award for Best restored signalling, 1992

  • Gulbenkian Museum and gallery award for the Most outstanding improvements achieved with limited resources, 1992

  • The Historic Bridge & Infrastructure Awards, The Victoria Bridge Refurbishment Project, 2005

  • 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

  • Chamber Awards for Excellence in Tourism, 2007

  • Heritage Railway Association, Outstanding contribution to railway preservation award, 2008

  • Heritage Railway Association, Outstanding contribution to railway preservation award certificate, 2008

  • Heritage Railway Association Carriage and Wagon award for GNRGreat Northern Railway 2701, 2009

  • Institution of Civil Engineers, Community Benefit award, 2009

  • Institution of Civil Engineers, Community Benefit award, 2009

  • National Railway Heritage Award, Craft Skills award for Bridgnorth wheeldrop, 2010

  • Worcester News, The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Best Grand Day Out, 2010

  • The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Outstanding Customer Service Award, 2011

  • Plaque commemorating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Severn Valley Railway, 2012

  • Destination Worcestershire, Worcestershire Visitor Attraction of the Year award, 2012

  • The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Visitor Attraction of the Year Winner, 2012

  • The Worcestershire Welcome Awards, Tourism Website of the Year, 2012

  • Three awards in tourist/group travel destination categories, 2012/2013

  • The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, 2013

  • Visit Worcestershire Awards, Best Tourism Experience, 2013

  • BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards, Heritage site of the Year, 2014/15

  • National Railway Heritage Awards, The Stagecoach Volunteers Award, Arley Station, 2016

  • National Railway Heritage Awards, 'Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award, Bewdley canopy, 2016

  • Heritage Railway Association, Modern Traction award, Kidderminster Diesel Depot, 2016

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 On display in Arley waiting room
  2. ↑ www.2857.org.uk
  3. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 55
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 On display in Highley waiting room
  5. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 75
  6. ↑ On display inside 9055
  7. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 88
  8. ↑ On display in Kidderminster booking hall
  9. ↑ On display in Kidderminster signal box
  10. ↑ On display in Kidderminster Railway Museum
  11. ↑ NRHA web site
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 On display at Comberton Place
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 NRHA web site
  14. ↑ On display at Northwood Halt.
  15. ↑ On display at Bewdley Station
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 On display at The Engine House
  17. ↑ NRHA web site
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Kidderminster Shuttle
  19. ↑ Transport Trust web site
  20. ↑ Kidderminster Shuttle
  21. ↑ Birmingham Mail
  22. ↑ Arley Station web site
  23. ↑ SVR Charitable Trust web site
  24. ↑ NRHA web site
  25. ↑ On display at Bridgnorth Loco Works
  26. ↑ Worcester News
  27. ↑ Worcestershire Life web site
  28. ↑ Visit England web site
  29. ↑ Kidderminster Shuttle
  30. ↑ Shropshire Star
  31. ↑ Kidderminster Shuttle
  32. ↑ BBC Countryfile web site
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 HRA web site
  34. ↑ SVR Live web site
  35. ↑ What's On magazine web site
  36. ↑ SVR Live web site
  37. ↑ On display at Arley station
  38. ↑ SVR Live web site
  39. ↑ On display at Bewdley station
  40. ↑ Kidderminster Shuttle
  41. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Official Facebook
  42. ↑ What's On magazine web site
  43. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Official Facebook
  44. ↑ SVR Official Facebook
  45. ↑ Worcestershire What's On Facebook page
  46. ↑ Arley Station web site
  47. ↑ On display in Highley ticket office.
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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the Great Western Railway (GWRGreat Western Railway) and later by British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways).

The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has six stations and two halts and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between Bridgnorth in Shropshire and Kidderminster in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Operations involve a mixture of steam and heritage diesel-hauled services.

This unofficial website is a project aimed to collect information and record events relating to the SVRSevern Valley Railway, both past and present.

For timetables, fare information, and news about special events, please visit the SVR Official Website. Other news and information of interest to members, shareholders and enthusiasts can be found on SVRLive.

In April 2023 the SVRSevern Valley Railway announced the launch of a Survival Fund to enable it to overcome the current financial crisis and implement longer-term plans for its future. Information and details of how to donate may be found on the SVRSevern Valley Railway's Survival Fund page.

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