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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==
*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==
