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[[<!--IMAGE FILE--> File:Wribbenhall Viaduct 1897LMS 24617 20150718.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | A wide variety of locomotives were used LMS Corridor Composite 24617 follows a design by Sir William Stanier but was not built by BR at Derby until 1950. It was preserved on the Severn Valley Branch SVR in commercial service. 2-4-0 locomotives and 'Metro Tanks' were generally used for passenger traffic up 1968 when declared surplus to World War 1requirements by BR just weeks after a full works overhaul had been completed. The early 1920s saw the introduction of auto coachesIt has run in SVR services every season since, while the end one of the 1920s saw new GWR 'small prairies' on the line. These became the main source of motive power until the 1950s, supplemented by 0-6-0 pannier tanksonly two SVR vehicles to have done so. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | (Full article...)]]]]
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[[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]: '''details of October passenger services may be found on the SVR Official website [https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=170 here]; pre-booking is advised.''' The Valley Suite, shop and King and Castle pub at Kidderminster; The Engine House at Highley; and the Refreshment Room, shop and Railwayman's Arms pub at Bridgnorth are also open - opening times are [https://www.svr.co.uk/PubsRestaurants.aspx here] and [https://www.svr.co.uk/Opening-Hours.aspx here]. 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].
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