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*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Before construction: 1845-1858|1857]] After difficulty raising the necessary capital, a Special General Meeting authorised the directors of the Severn Valley Railway Company to apply for a bill to abandon plans to build the Railway.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 31.</ref>
*1904 A [[GWR Steam Railmotor]] was trialled between Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport.
*1984 [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules|Class 50 No 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar']] visited the SVR with the 'Thames Severn Pullman' rail tour.<ref>SVR News 76</ref> The loco is now owned by [[The Class 50 Alliance]].
*2001 [[SR 34027 Taw Valley]] took the Cannon of Kent railtour from Finsbury Park to Margate, but stalled on the North London incline when leaving London<ref>[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/00s/011229pr.htm Six Bells Junction]</ref><ref>SVR News 139, p.13</ref>.
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