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*[[The_Severn_Valley_Railway_under_GWR/BR_ownership#Construction:_1858-1861 | 1860]] an Act of Parliament confirmed a 999 year lease of the Severn Valley Railway Company to the [[Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway]] who agreed to run the line.<ref>Article in SVR News 69</ref>
*1879 [[Henry Orlando Bridgeman]], SVR engineer, died.*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Great Western Railway: 1872-1947|1893]] The GWR authorised improvements at [[Berrington]] and [[Cressage]] including construction of a down platform platforms and passing loop loops and the extension of the up platformplatforms.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] ppp. 111-2.</ref>*[[1894 The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Great Western Railway: 1872above-1947|1893]] The GWR authorised mentioned improvements at [[Berrington]] including construction of a down platform and passing loop and were approved by the extension Board of Trade inspector, Major York. *1977 Newly preserved [[BR Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger]] joined sister [[BR Class 52 D1062 Western Courier|D1062 Western Courier]] on the up platformTorbay Steam Railway at Kingswear.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] phttps://www.westernlocomotives. 112co.uk/d1013 Western Locomotive Associaation]</ref>
*2017 The Worcester Raceday raised £23,000 for the [[Charitable Trust|Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust]]<ref>[https://www.svrtrust.org.uk/index.php?page=Worcester%20Race%20Day%202017 Charitable Trust] retrieved 4 June 2018</ref>.
