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Built as a Class 30 A1A-A1A by Brush Traction of Loughborough, Works Number 313. Entered service in August 1961 as number D5812. Modified and reclassified as a Class 31 in June 1967. Renumbered to 31413 on 1 January 1973.<ref name = “31413”>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=5812&loco=31413 BRDatabase 31413]</ref>
31413 hauled a special service from Birmingham New Street to Kidderminster and Bewdley on Friday 22 April 1978. It was named “Severn Valley Railway” by Mr Sidney Newey, Director of Provincial Services for BR, at a ceremony at Bewdley.<ref>SVR News 88</ref>The nameplates were removed on 30 April 1993,<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?id=2101 railuk.info Class 31/1 31413]</ref> and were transferred to classmate 31233.
===31233 Severn Valley Railway===
Built as a Class 30 A1A-A1A by Brush Traction of Loughborough, Works Number 260. Entered service in October 1960 as number D5660. Modified and reclassified as a Class 31 in February 1967. Renumbered to 31233 on 1 January 1973.<ref name = “31233”>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=5660&loco=31233 BRDatabase 31233]</ref>
31233 Severn Valley Railway was named on 6 May 1993<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?id=2023 railuk.info Class 31/1 31233]</ref> appeared at the Diesel Gala in May 1993.<ref>SVR News 107</ref>
===47828 Severn Valley Railway===
While operated by Virgin Trains, 47828 was named at a ceremony at Kidderminster on 28 April 2001 during the 2001 Diesel Gala.<ref>SVR News 136</ref> The full name was displayed as Severn Valley Railway Kidderminster Bewdley Bridgnorth, the longest name carried by any Class 47.<ref>[http://www.class47.co.uk/c47_names.php?s_name=311&index=S Class 47.co.uk]</ref>
===66763 Severn Valley Railway===
