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From time-to-time the The SVR has itself organised regularly organises membership-wide raffles (rather than groups on the railway doing so for their own benefit) to raise money for particular projects. This has developed into a tradition of an annual raffle.

These ==History== The practice began in the 1960s when quarterly raffles were usually promoted held by the [[Severn Valley Railway AssociationSociety]] to help raise funds to purchase the line between Bridgnorth and subsequently the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited| Guarantee Company]] after the two merged in October 2015Hampton Loade. <ref>SVR News 13 etc</ref>

At some time after 2006 raffles became annual rather than biannual, and have been organised by the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited| Guarantee Company]] since the merger with the Association in October 2015. By 2021 raffles were organised by [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|SVR Charitable Trust]]. ==Listing of raffles held==A potentially incomplete listing is given below: ===1970-1979===*1972 Two raffles; funds were used to buy shares in [[SVR(H)]] on behalf of the [[SVRA]] to ensure it had adequate representation in the new company.*1973 [[LMS Stanier Mogul 42968]] purchase; [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069]] purchase*1974 [[Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge]]; [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]]*1975 [[DRG 64 305|German Tank Fund]], [[GWR Mogul 7325]]*1976 Tractor with hedge cutter<ref>SVR News 40,45</ref>*1977 [[7819|7819 Hinton Manor]] restoration*1978 [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069]] restoration and boiler re-tube*1979 SVRA 'General Fund'<ref>SVR News 50</ref>; [[GWR Pannier 7714]] restoration ===1980-1989===*1980 [[Kidderminster Turntable|Bewdley Turntable Fund]]; [[GWR Pannier 1501]]*1982 [[GWR Mogul 7325]] restoration*1983 [[75069]] restoration; "Stations and Coaches" restoration throughout the Railway<ref>SVR News 70</ref>*1984 [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]] restoration; Fund to save [[46443]] and "Steam and Clean" (better washing facilities for working volunteers)<ref>SVR News 73, 74</ref>*1985 [[GWR Pannier 7714]] restoration*Prior 1986 "Stock and shares" to 1998 fit out [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage ShedWorks]] and purchase of additional shares in SVR(H); "Steam Snacks" (multiple beneficiaries, mainly the [[Stanier Mogul Fund |SMF]] and [[The SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund|BR Buffet Car Fund]])<ref>SVR News 83</ref>*1987 "Project 7802" for the restoration of [[7802|7802 Bradley Manor]]<ref>SVR News 87</ref>; [[GWR Pannier 1501]] restoration.*1988 [[GWR Mogul 7325]]; "Bunks and Beds" (volunteer accommodation)<ref>SVR News 91</ref>*1989 "The Final Frontier" [[GWR Pannier 7714]] boiler appeal ===1990-1999===*1990 "Bunks and Beds II"<ref>SVR News 96</ref>; "Wash & Brush Up LNER Style" for [[Bridgnorth Loco Works |Loco works]] amenities and [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]]*1991 [[80079]]boiler fund*1992 "King Class" in aid of staff welfare facilities;<ref>SVR News 101, 102. "King Class" referred to the live model steam engine given as a first prize.</ref> "Mobility for All" in aid of two coaches at Bewdley<ref>SVR News 105. South East Branch raffle which raised £9,242.</ref>*In around 1998 by SVRA 1993 "Spin-a-Loco in '93" for the [[Kidderminster Turntable]] project, "Tyre a Mogul in 1994" in aid of [[LMS Stanier Mogul 42968]] (draw in Jan 1994)*1994 "South End Kippers" for volunteer accommodation; [[GWR 3930 Full Third]]*1995 "Bewdley Beds 95" for volunteer accommodation<ref>SVR News 117. Circa £5,000 raised.</ref>*1996 [[Kidderminster Branch#Station entrance|Kidderminster station roof crestings]]; “Phots and Butties”<ref>SVR News 122 (beneficiary not recorded) </ref>*1997 "Chimney First" for the [[Turntable Fund|Turntable Fund's]] acquisition of the [[Bridgnorth Turntable]]*2008 1998 [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]]; [[GWR Small Prairie 4566]]*1999 (no details recorded in SVR News) ===2000-2009===*2000 [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] (SVRA 'Millennium raffle')*2001 'Bits and Pieces' (various small projects including staff showers at Bewdley)<ref>SVR News 137</ref>*2002 [[46443]] tender appeal<ref>SVR News 141</ref>*2003 [[43106]] repairs*2004 'Bums on Seats' in aid of [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open]] and [[GNR 2701 Composite Corridor]]*2005 'Carry on Noshing' in aid of [[BR 1682 Restaurant Buffet]] overhaul *2006 [[GWR Pannier 7714]] new crank axle, [[GWR 9084 First Sleeper]] overhaul*2007 [[GWR Large Prairie 4150]]<ref>Autumn 2007 raffle, draw took place Jan 2008 (SVR News 160)</ref>*2009 2008 'Seats and Lamps' ([[DMU]] upholstery and platform lamps for [[Diesel DepotBridgnorth]])<ref>SVR News 163, 164, 165</ref>*2009 [[LMS Jinty 47383]]firebox raffle #2, [[Diesel Depot]] ===2010-2019===*2010 'Fittings fit for a Manor' in aid of [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor]] (December 2010, draw in March 2011)<ref name=SVRA>SVRA Website via Internet Archive Wayback Machine</ref>*2011 'Keeping it in the family' for the upgrade of the interior of [[LNER 52255 Open Third|LNER Open Third 52255]]<ref name=SVRA/>*2011 'Cylinders for 82045' on behalf of [[BR 3MT 82045]]<ref name=SVRA/> *2012 No SVRA lottery held<ref name=SVRA/>*2013 'The Volunteers for the Future' for conversion of [[GWR 118 Tool/Riding Van]]into volunteer overnight accommodation<ref name=SVRA/>*2014 'The Prized Pannier' for the overhaul of [[GWR Pannier 7714]]<ref name=SVRA/>*2015 a [[Bewdley]] station canopy*2016 'Slidebars and Crossheads' on behalf of [[BR 3MT 82045]]*2017 [[Arley|Arley station]] workshop and Christmas storage building*2018 'Back in Steam', second raffle for [[GWR Large Prairie 4150]]

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