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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:GWR_97398_20160514LMS 24617 20150718.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | The GWR built thousands of open wagons at Swindon, LMS Corridor Composite 24617 follows a design by Sir William Stanier but 97398 was part of a batch not built in 1921 by BR at Derby until 1950. It was preserved on the Woolwich Arsenal under measures SVR in 1968 when declared surplus to provide continuity of employment requirements by BR just weeks after the end of the First World Wara full works overhaul had been completed. First restored It has run in 1982SVR services every season since, 97398 appeared on the main line in 1985 as part one of the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#only two SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]] which ran vehicles to Newport behind [[2857|GWR freight loco 2857]]have done so. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | (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].
[[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]: '''Under current national Covid-19 restrictions, the Severn Valley Railway is closed up to and including 2 December including the railway's pubs, cafes and shops. Christmas services after that date will operate as planned'''. Further details may be found [https://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=948 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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