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From the 1970s on, raffles were promoted by the [[Severn Valley Railway Association]]. Normal practice was to hold two raffles each year, one organised by the Association committee and the other by one of its individual branches.<ref>SVR News 70 (1983), SVR News 137 (2001) etc</ref> Some raffles were for major infrastructure projects such as [[Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge]], or purchase and restoration of particular locomotives. Others were for less glamorous projects like better washing facilities for working volunteers<ref>SVR News 73, 74</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
*1986 "Stock and shares" to fit out [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Works]] 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
*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>
*2008 'Seats and Lamps' ([[DMU]] upholstery and platform lamps for [[Bridgnorth]])<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/>*2015 a second raffle 2014 'The Prized Pannier' for the overhaul of [[GWR Large Prairie 4150Pannier 7714]]<ref name=SVRA/>
*2015 [[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]]
*2019 [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car]]
==2020 onwards==
*2021 'Home and Dry' raised £31,000 net for [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]] new roof, travelling crane and energy efficiency measures<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljul21 Branch Lines July 2021]</ref>.
==See also==
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