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[[<!--IMAGE FILE--> File:Wickham_Trolley_8085_2015072512099 Turntable 20160716.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->Wickham Trolley 9021Kidderminster Turntable | The newest Wickham Trolley on the SVR Kidderminster Turntable is no 9021, a Type 27 Mk III built in 1958. It was used by situated between the Army until being acquired for preservation in 1977. It is normally based at [[BewdleyDiesel Depot]] although pictured here at and the [[BridgnorthKidderminster Footbridge]]. It was commissioned in autumn 1994, although most of the SVR's locomotives had been turned to face both north and south at different times before then.[[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->Wickham Trolley 9021Kidderminster Turntable | (Full article...)]]]]
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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the [[Great Western Railway]] (GWR) and later by British Railways (BR).
The present day [[Severn Valley Railway]] (SVR) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has [[list of stations | six stations and two halts]] and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between [[Bridgnorth]] in Shropshire and [[Kidderminster]] in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Train services are hauled predominantly by Operations involve a mixture of steam locomotives, regularly supplemented by a diesel multiple unit and heritage diesel locomotive -hauled trainsservices.
This unofficial website is a project aimed to collect information and record events relating to the SVR, both past and present.
