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*[[The_Severn_Valley_Railway_under_GWR/BR_ownership#West_Midlands_Railway:_1862-1872 | 1862]] The first public service Public services began on the newly opened Severn Valley Railway.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 50.</ref>*1932 The GWR opened a new [[Kidderminster Shed|shed at Kidderminster]].<ref>SVR News 16</ref>*1965 The goods yard at [[Hartlebury]] was closed by BR.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell and Smith (2007)]] fig. 3.</ref>*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1966|1966]] The [[Severn Valley Railway Society]] met BR officials who agreed to the £25,000 offer for purchase of the line and buildings, subject both to contract and a Light Railway Order being granted by the Ministry of Transport.<ref>SVR News 189/190, “The Early Days of the Severn Valley Railway”, A.G. Cleaver</ref>*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1968|1968]] BR's application for a Light Railway Order covering the line between [[Bridgnorth]] and [[Alveley Sidings]] was published. Once granted, this would downgrade the Branch to a Light Railway which could then be transferred to the SVR<ref>SVR News 13</ref>.

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