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Details of books and publications wholly or mainly concerning the Severn Valley Railwayand the Wyre Forest Line. Books in print are normally stocked in [[List of shops | SVR gift shops]]. Those not in print can often be found in [[List of shops | shops and sales coaches]] run by preservation groups.
Books and publications in '''bold''' are referenced as sources on this wiki site.
!Title !! Author !! Date || ISBN !! In print? !! Comments
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| '''Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway''' ||data-sort-value="Randall,J"| J. Randall || 1863 || || No || Available as an eBook on [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17612/17612-h/17612-h.htm www.gutenberg.org]
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| '''The Severn Valley Railway''' || data-sort-value="Smith,DJ"| D.J. Smith || 1968 || || No || 60 page history published in association with the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]]
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| '''Severn Valley Steam''' || data-sort-value="Nabarro,Gerald"| [[Sir Gerald Nabarro | Sir Gerald Nabarro MP]] || 1971 || 0710070640 || No || History of the pre-1963 railway and early days of preservation, by the former Chairman.
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|Railways of the Severn Valley|| data-sort-value="Hale,Michael"|Michael Hale || 1973 ||095019512 || No || Pre-preservation photos of the SVR and other local railways
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| The Severn Valley Railway at Arley '''No steam without fire'''||data-sort-value="Asleft"| Barrie Geens 'Asleft'|| 1985 1978|| 0906867339 0950053341|| No || Memories of life on the footplate at [[Wolverhampton]], [[Kidderminster Shed|Kidderminster]], and Newton Abbot
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| '''The Severn Valley Railway''' Life Begins at Forty|| John Marshall data-sort-value="Blencoe"|S.V. Blencoe | 1989 | 1979 || 0946537453 || No || History of the pre-1963 railway The rescue and early days resurrection of preservation[[7812|GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor]]. Published by [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]].
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| Steam Portfolios 6: The Severn Valley Railway at Arley || Andrew Bell data-sort-value="Geens,Barrie"|Barrie Geens | 1991 |1985 | 0711019738 | 0906867339 || No ||
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| '''The Severn Valley Locomotives As They Were Railway''' || Tom Ferris data-sort-value="Marshall,John"|John Marshall | 1995 |1989 | 1857800303 | 0946537453 || No || History of the pre-1963 railway and early days of preservation.
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| '''The Tenbury & Bewdley Steam Portfolios 6: Severn Valley Railway''' || Keith Beddoes & William H. Smith data-sort-value="Bell,Andrew"|Andrew Bell | 1995 |1991 | 1 874103 27 5 |0711019738 | Yes | No ||
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| '''When There Was Steam''' || data-sort-value="Barfield,Tony"|Tony Barfield ||1994||1-85648-190-5||No ||Memories of a Western Region fireman based at [[Kidderminster Shed]]. First published 1976.|- | '''Severn Valley Railway Memories Locomotives As They Were''' ||data-sort-value="Ferris,Tom"| Christopher Magner Tom Ferris || 1997 1995 || Privately published 1857800303 || No || 1950 to 1970 with additional information
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| '''The Severn Valley Tenbury & Bewdley Railway: A Past and Present Companion ''' || Roger Siviter data-sort-value="Beddoes,K_Smith,William"| Keith Beddoes & William H. Smith || 1995 || 978-1858951454 1 874103 27 5 || Yes || The whole route from Shrewsbury to Worcester (Nostalgic Collection). Reprinted 2008
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| '''Severn Valley Railway. A View from the Past''' Memories || M A Vanns data-sort-value="Magner,Chris"|Christopher Magner | 1998 |1997 | 978-0957589803 | Privately published || Yes No || Pre-1965 illustrated history. Reprinted 20131950 to 1970 with additional information
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| '''The Jazzer Severn Valley Railway: A Past and the last ManningPresent Companion || data-sort-value="Siviter, Wardle''' |Roger"| Michael Shaw Roger Siviter || 1998 1995 || 0953290301 978-1858951454 || Yes || Illustrated history of [[686 The Lady Armaghdale]] and [[2047 Warwickshire]]whole route from Shrewsbury to Worcester (Nostalgic Collection). Reprinted 2008
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| '''Severn Valley Railway. A Pictorial History of 2968 The Mighty Mogul View from the Past''' || Richard Greaves and Jim Norman data-sort-value="Vanns,MichaelA"|Michael A Vanns | 2001 |1998 | 0954150805 |978-0957589803 | |Yes | Published by Stanier Mogul Fund, copies often available on [[Stanier Mogul Fund sales stand | sales stall]]Pre-1965 illustrated history. Reprinted 2013
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| '''The Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton RailwayJazzer and the last Manning, Wardle''' || John Boynton data-sort-value="Shaw,Michael"|Michael Shaw | 2002 |1998 | 0 9540839 0 3 |0953290301 | No |Yes | | Illustrated history of [[686 The Lady Armaghdale]] and [[2047 Warwickshire]]
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| Railway Moods'''A Pictorial History of [[42968|2968 The Mighty Mogul]]''' || data-sort-value="Greaves, The Severn Valley Railway R_Norman,J"|Richard Greaves and Jim Norman | Mike Heath |2001 | 2005 |0954150805 | 1841144444 | | No |Published by [[Stanier Mogul Fund]], copies often available on [[Stanier Mogul Fund sales stand | sales stall]]
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| The Severn Valley Railway || data-sort-value="Siviter,Roger"| Roger Siviter || 2002 || 0750929766 || No || Photo collection, pre- and post-preservation|-| Railway Moods, The Severn Valley Railway || data-sort-value="Heath,Mike"|Mike Heath || 2005 || 1841144444 || No || |-| '''The Railway at Kidderminster in the 1940s''' || data-sort-value="Turley,A"| A.J. Turley || 2005 || 0953786927 || Yes |||-| The District Controller's View No 10: The Severn Valley || data-sort-value="Webb,P"|P. Webb || 2006 || 1901056279 || Yes || BR operations including WTTs, loco allocations etc
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| '''Country Railway Routes, Kidderminster to Shrewsbury''' || data-sort-value="Mitchell,V_Smith,K"| Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith || 2007 || 9781906008109 || Yes || |-| '''The Branch Lines of Worcestershire''' || data-sort-value="Maggs,Colin"|Colin C. Maggs || 2009 || 9781848683440 || Yes || Also available as e-book, ISBN 9781445625669|-| Severn Valley Railway Recollections || data-sort-value="Stretton,John"|John Stretton || 2010 || 9781857943535 || Yes ||
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| '''The Branch Lines of Worcestershire''' Severn Valley Railway, volume 2: A Second Past and Present Companion ||data-sort-value=" Stretton,John "| Colin C. Maggs John Stretton || 2009 2010 || 9781848683440 978-1858952642 || Yes || Also available as e-book, ISBN 9781445625669
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| '''Arley, a glimpse of the past''' || data-sort-value=" Geens,Barrie "|Barrie Geens || 2010 || 9780953477579 || No ||
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| '''Severn Valley Railway Recollections , The Story of the Big Flood''' || John Stretton data-sort-value="Sowden’Phil"|Phil Sowden | 2010 |2012 | 9781857943535 | 9781857943924 || Yes ||
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| The Last Years of Steam in Shropshire and the Severn Valley Railway|| data-sort-value="Clemens, volume 2: A Second Past and Present Companion Michael"|Michael Clemens || John Stretton 2014 || 2010 9781781552940 || 978-1858952642 Yes || Yes Illustrated history, including [[Wyre Forest Line |Tenbury Branch]] and [[Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway | CM&DPLR]]
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| '''Severn Valley Railway RecollectionsJourney, The Story of the Big Flood''' Kidderminster to Bridgnorth || Phil Sowden data-sort-value="Williams,DavidC"| [[David Williams|David C Williams]] || 2012 2014 || 9781857943924 9781857944365 || Yes ||
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| The Last Years of Steam in Shropshire and the Severn Valley Railway: 50 Glorious Years || Michael Clemens data-sort-value="Jones,Robin"|Robin Jones | 2014 |2015 | 9781781552940 | 9781909128651 || Yes || Illustrated history, including [[Wyre Forest Line | Tenbury Branch]] and [[Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway | CM&DPLR]]'Bookazine' format
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| Severn Valley Railway Journey: Railway Heritage Guide || data-sort-value="Vanns, Kidderminster to Bridgnorth |MichaelA"| David C Williams Michael A Vanns || 2014 2017 || 9781857944365 9781473892040 || Yes ||
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| Severn Valley Railway: 50 Fifty Glorious Years - celebrating 50 years of the Class 50 locomotives ||data-sort-value="Taylor,C"| Robin Jones Craig Taylor and Jonathan Dunster || 2015 2019 || 9781909128651 || Yes || 'Bookazine' formatLimited edition of 500 published by [[Class 50 Alliance Limited]]. A behind-the-scenes story of the planning, preparation and delivery of a year of events including seven mainline railtours and the highly successful Class 50 Golden Jubilee gala at the SVR which brought together 11 members of the class.
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| The District Controller's View No 10: The Severn Valley Kidderminster Diesel Depot, the Old Oak Common of preservation ||data-sort-value="Webb,Jonathan"| P. Jonathan Webb || data-sort-value="2019"|September 2019 || 1901056279 || Yes Pre-Order || BR operations including WTTsChime Whistle Publishing. 200 page A4 hard back book,with approximately 300 colour pictures, loco allocations etc looking at the work carried out, and the volunteers who do it, at the [[Diesel Depot]]. A donation will be made to the depot fund for every book sold.
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!Title !! Date !! In print? !! Comments
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| Severn Valley Railway Album || 1974 || No || 140 b/w photographs compiled by [[David Williams]]
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| '''SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition''' || 1998 || No ||
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| '''From the Window'''|| 2017 2018 || Yes || Available free from SVR ticket offices or as a [http://www.svr.co.uk/Downloads.aspx PDF download].
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| '''The Severn Valley Railway Souvenir Visitor Guide10th Edition''' || 2012 2018 || Yes ||
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| '''[[Severn Valley Railway News]]''' || 2017 2020 || Yes || Published quarterly. Latest edition: Issue 209 Spring 2020
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|}
==Other References==
Details of other books which do not relate directly to the Severn Valley Railway but include information used in this Wiki.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title !! Author !! Date || ISBN !! In print? !! Comments
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| '''Great Western Coaches 1890-1954'''|| data-sort-value="Harris,Michael"|Michael Harris|| 1966 || 0-7153-5502-3 || No ||
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| '''Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal|| data-sort-value="Langford,J"|J Ian Langford || 1974 || 0-900404-22-1 || No ||
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| '''An Historical Survey of Great Western Engine Sheds 1947|| data-sort-value="Lyons,E"|E Lyons||1974||0 902888 16 1||No||
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| '''A history of GWR goods wagons Vol 1|| data-sort-value="Atkins,Beard,Hyde,Tourett"|AG Atkins, W Beard, DJ Hyde, R Tourret || 1975 || 0-7153-6532-0 || No ||
|-
| '''A history of GWR goods wagons Vol 2|| data-sort-value=" Atkins,Beard,Hyde,Tourett "|AG Atkins, W Beard, DJ Hyde, R Tourret || 1976 || 0-7153-7290-4 || No ||
|-
| '''Preserved Locomotives'''|| data-sort-value="Casserley,H.C."|H.C. Casserley|| 1976 || 978-0-71100-725-3 || No || 4th edition
|-
| '''LMS Coaches, An Illustrated History''' || data-sort-value="Jenkinson,D_Essery,R"|D Jenkinson and RJ Essery || 1977 || 902888 83 8 || No ||
|-
| '''Rolling Stock Recognition:2 - BR & Private Owner Wagons || data-sort-value="Marsden,ColinJ"|Colin J. Marsden||1984||0-7110-1403-5 || No||
|-
| '''Red For Danger''' || data-sort-value="Rolt,LTC"|L.T.C. Rolt || 1986 || 0 330 29189 0 || Yes || Regularly reprinted
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| '''A history of GWR goods wagons|| data-sort-value=" Atkins,Beard,Hyde,Tourett "|AG Atkins, W Beard, DJ Hyde, R Tourret || 1986 || 0-7153-8725-1 || ||
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| '''The Cleobury & Ditton Priors Light Railway'''|| data-sort-value="Price,MRC"|MRC Price||1995 || 0 85361 447 4 || Yes ||
|-
| '''British Railways Wagons – the first half million'''|| data-sort-value="Rowland,Don"|Don Rowland || 1996 || 0-7529-0378-0 || No||
|-
| '''GWR Goods Services, An Introduction || data-sort-value=" Atkins,Hyde"|Tony (AG) Atkins & David (DJ) Hyde,|| 2000 || 1-874103-59-3 || Yes ||
|-
| '''The Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway''' || data-sort-value="Boynton,John"|John Boynton || 2002 || 0 9540839 0 3 || No ||
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| '''The GWR at Stourbridge and the Black Country, Volume 1''' || data-sort-value="Butcher,Clive"|Clive Butcher || 2004 || 0 85361 627 2 || Yes ||
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| '''The Wickham Works List''' || data-sort-value="Gunner,K_Hennard,M"|Keith Gunner & Mike Kennard || 2004 || 0 9549199 2 0 || No ||
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| '''Barges and Bargemen''' (A social history of the Upper Severn Navigation 1660-1900) || data-sort-value="Trinder,B"|Barrie Trinder || 2005 ||1-86077-361-3 || Yes ||
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| '''Shropshire Airfields in the Second World War''' || data-sort-value="Brooks,Robin|Robin J Brooks || 2008 || 979-1-84674-105-0 || Yes ||
|-
| '''The History of the Great Western A.E.C. Diesel Railcars''' || data-sort-value="Judge,Colin"|Colin Judge|| 2008|| 978-1-906419-11-0|| Yes ||
|-
| '''The Barry Story''' || data-sort-value="Beckett,M_Hardingham,R"|Martin Beckett and Roger Hardingham || 2010 ||978-0-946184-42-2 || Yes || Includes ‘The Barry List’ Tenth Edition
|-
| '''Civil Engineers Wagons Vol 1: British Railways 1948-1967|| data-sort-value="Larkin,David"|David Larkin || 2011 || 978-1-905505-23-4 || No ||
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| '''Civil Engineers Wagons Vol 2: Early British Rail 1967-1977|| data-sort-value=" Larkin,David "|David Larkin || 2012 || 978-1-905505-24-1 || No ||
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| '''Civil Engineers Wagons Vol 3: Later British Rail 1978-1994|| data-sort-value=" Larkin,David "|David Larkin || 2013 || 978-1-905505-25-8 || No ||
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| '''BR Mark 1 & Mark 2 Coaching Stock''' || data-sort-value="Longworth,Hugh"|Hugh Longworth || 2013 || 978-0-86093-650-3 || Yes ||
|-
| '''GWR Goods Wagons, a Historical Survey|| data-sort-value=" Atkins,Beard,Tourett "|AG Atkins, W Beard, R Tourret || 2013 || 978-0-96093-657-2 || Yes || Expanded from the 2 volumes published in 1975-76
|-
| '''The Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway Company Ltd.''' || data-sort-value="Voice,David"|David Voice || 2017 ||978-1-910654-13-2 || Yes ||
|-
| '''British Railways Pre-Nationalisation Coaching Stock''' Volume 1 GWR and LNER || data-sort-value=" Longworth,Hugh "|Hugh Longworth || 2018 || 978-0-86093-675-6 || Yes ||
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| '''British Railways Pre-Nationalisation Coaching Stock''' Volume 2 SR and LMS || data-sort-value=" Longworth,Hugh "| Hugh Longworth || 2019 || 978-0-86093-695-4 || Yes ||
|-
|}
== See also ==
[[List of shops]]
