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== Welcome to the Severn Valley Railway Wiki ==
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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:1501_20120909HYBNTokenInstr.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->GWR Pannier 1501Single line working using tokens | 1501 Working between [[Bewdley North signal box|Bewdley]] and [[Bridgnorth]] is controlled using tokens, according to the [[ETT|Electric Train Token]] Regulations. This system ensures that only surviving example one train can enter each section of track at any given time. The present day SVR uses a later type of instrument called a GWR 1500 class 0-6-0PT shunting engine'key token' instrument, designed by GWR CME Frederick Hawksworth but built by BR in 1949. It later saw service with the NCB before undergoing so named because each token resembles a lengthy restoration at the SVR between 1970 and 1997large key.[[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->GWR Pannier 1501Single line working using tokens | (Full article...)]]]]
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For timetables, fare information, and news about special events, please visit the [http://www.svr.co.uk SVR Official Website]. Other news and information of interest to members, shareholders and enthusiasts can be found on [https://www.svrlive.com/home SVRLive].
'''From March 2020 the SVR is closed until the end of July due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]. The SVR has launched a Fight Back Fund to help the Railway through this emergency; details may be found [https://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=921 here]'''. The King and Castle pub at Kidderminster and the Railwayman's Arms pub at Bridgnorth reopened on 4 July. Passenger services will restart on 1 August; tickets must be purchased in advance. Details may be found on the SVR Official Website [https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=164 here].
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