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2021 services to follow 2020 plans
Santa Services numbers of 4,178, but with revenue increased by £121,324<ref name=SVR2019>SVR(H) annual report and financial statements for the period ended 5 January 2020</ref>.
==2020 and onwards==The [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]==The pandemic meant lead to pre-booking Christmas events, using compartment stock for all services. The 2020 operation involved two sets for the Santa services and one for Steam in Lights. Santa trains were steam-hauled departures from Kidderminster to Arley for a Santa Pantomime and presents distributed on the train to minimise face-to-face contact. For Steam in Lights evening return trips were planned from Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade, with a steam loco on the north end and diesel on the south end.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blsep20 Branch Lines newsletter, September 2020] (Retrieved 29 August 2020)</ref> The imposition of a second lockdown in November included dates for the early services, which where cancelled. Services restarted as planned on 3 December but were again suspended due to additional restrictions from 31 December. A similar experience was announced for 2021.
==Passenger numbers==
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