Bibliography
Details of books and publications wholly or mainly concerning the Severn Valley Railway. Books in print are normally stocked in SVR gift shops. Those not in print can often be found in shops and sales coaches run by preservation groups.
Books and publications in bold are referenced as sources on this wiki site.
Books
Title | Author | Date | ISBN | In print? | Comments |
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Severn Valley Steam | Sir Gerald Nabarro MP | 1971 | 0710070640 | No | History of the pre-1963 railway and early days of preservation, by the former Chairman. |
The Severn Valley Railway | John Marshall | 1989 | 0946537453 | No | History of the pre-1963 railway and early days of preservation. |
Steam Portfolios 6: Severn Valley Railway | Andrew Bell | 1991 | 0711019738 | No | |
Severn Valley Locomotives As They Were | Tom Ferris | 1995 | 1857800303 | No | |
The Severn Valley Railway: A Past and Present Companion | Roger Siviter | 1998 | 978-1858951454 | Yes | The whole route from Shrewsbury to Worcester (Nostalgic Collection). Reprinted 2008 |
Severn Valley Railway. A View from the Past | M A Vanns | 1998 | 978-0957589803 | Yes | Pre-1965 illustrated history. Reprinted 2013 |
The Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway | John Boynton | 2002 | 0 9540839 0 3 | No | |
Railway Moods, The Severn Valley Railway | Mike Heath | 2005 | 1841144444 | No | |
The Railway at Kidderminster in the 1940s | A.J. Turley | 2005 | 0953786927 | Yes | |
Country Railway Routes, Kidderminster to Shrewsbury | Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith | 2007 | 9781906008109 | Yes | |
Severn Valley Railway Recollections | John Stretton | 2010 | 9781857943535 | Yes | |
The Severn Valley Railway, volume 2: A Second Past and Present Companion | John Stretton | 2010 | 978-1858952642 | Yes | |
Severn Valley Railway Recollections, The Story of the Big Flood | Phil Sowden | 2012 | 9781857943924 | Yes | |
The Last Years of Steam in Shropshire and the Severn Valley | Michael Clemens | 2014 | 9781781552940 | Yes | Illustrated history, invluding Tenbury Branch and CM&DPLR |
Severn Valley Railway Journey, Kidderminster to Bridgnorth | David C Williams | 2014 | 9781857944365 | Yes |
SVR Publications
Title | Date | In print? | Comments |
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Severn Valley Railway Album | 1974 | No | 140 b/w photographs compiled by David Williams |
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition | 1998 | No | New edition due out in 2015 |
From the Window | 2014 | Yes | Available free from SVR ticket offices or as a PDF download. |
The Severn Valley Railway Souvenir Guide | 2012 | Yes | |
Severn Valley Railway News | 2015 | Yes | Published quarterly |