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== Welcome to For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway Wiki ==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).
{| class="wikitable floatright" |+Schematic Map of the SVR|[[File:500px-BSicon KBHFa.svg.png|25px]] [[Bridgnorth]]<br/>[[File:BSicon_HST.svg.png|25px]] [[Hampton Loade]]<br/>[[File:BSicon_HST.svg.png|25px]] [[Country Park Halt]]<br>[[File:BSicon_HST.svg.png|25px]] [[Highley]] and [[The Engine House]]<br>present day [[File:BSicon_HST.svg.png|25pxSevern Valley Railway]] [[Arley]]<br>[[File:BSicon_WBRÜCKE.svg.png|25px]] [[Victoria Bridge]]<br>[[File:BSicon_HST.svg.png|25px]] [[Northwood Halt]]<br>[[File:BSicon_eABZlg.svg.png|25px]] [[Tenbury Branch (DisusedSVR)]]<br>[[File:BSicon_HST.svgwas established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway.png|25px]] Today it has [[Bewdley]]<br>[[File:BSicon_eABZrf.svg.pnglist of stations |25pxsix stations and two halts]] and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between [[Stourport Branch (Disused)Bridgnorth]]<br>in Shropshire and [[File:500px-BSicon_TUNNEL1.svg.png|25pxKidderminster]] [[Bewdley Tunnel]]<br>[[File:500px-BSicon_ABZrfin Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route.svg.png|25px]] [[Connection to Network Rail]]<br>[[File:500pxOperations involve a mixture of steam and heritage diesel-BSicon_KBHFehauled services.svg.png|25px]] [[Kidderminster]]
|}This unofficial website is a project aimed to collect information and record events relating to the SVR, both past and present.
The [[Severn Valley Railway]] (SVR) is an ex-GWR standard gauge heritage railway in Shropshire For timetables, fare information, and Worcestershirenews about special events, England. The line has [[list of stations | six stations and two halts]] and runs for 16 miles along please visit the Severn Valley between [[Bridgnorthhttp://www.svr.co.uk SVR Official Website]] in Shropshire . Other news and [[Kidderminster]] in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much information of its route. Train services are hauled predominantly by steam locomotivesinterest to members, regularly supplemented by a diesel multiple unit shareholders and occasionally by diesel locomotive hauled trainsenthusiasts can be found on [https://www.svrlive.com/home SVRLive].
This unofficial website is In April 2023 the SVR announced the launch of a project aimed '''Survival Fund''' to collect information and record events relating enable it to overcome the SVR, both past current financial crisis and presentimplement longer-term plans for its future. For timetables, fare information, Information and news about special events, please visit details of how to donate may be found on the SVR's [httphttps://www.svr.co.uk SVR Official Website/survival/ Survival Fund]page.
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__NOTOC____NOCACHE__== Welcome to the Severn Valley Railway Wiki =={| class="wikitable floatright" style="width:310px;"|+From this week's [[:Category:Featured articles|featured article]]|[[<!--IMAGE FILE--> File:Gods_Wonderful_Railway_Screenshot_302080.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Caledonian Railway Covered Goods Van 302080| Caledonian Railway Goods Van 2080 was one of the first four wagons to arrive on the SVR post-preservation. It subsequently carried both CR and LMS livery, the latter as seen in 1980 TV drama God's Wonderful Railway (pictured). After some years stored out of use, it left the SVR for a new home in 2016. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Caledonian Railway Covered Goods Van 302080| (Full article...)]]]] |-|} {| class=" wikitable floatright" |+Schematic Map of the SVR|-|<imagemap>File:Mapandlinks3.png|250pxrect 0 13 400 56 [[Bridgnorth]]rect 0 57 400 101 [[Eardington]]rect 0 102 400 147 [[Hampton Loade]]rect 0 148 400 191 [[Country Park Halt]]rect 0 192 141 235 [[Highley]]rect 190 192 400 235 [[the Engine House]]rect 0 236 400 279 [[Arley]] rect 0 280 400 323[[Victoria Bridge]]rect 0 324 400 367[[Northwood Halt]]rect 0 368 400 411 [[Wyre Forest Line]]rect 0 412 400 455 [[Bewdley]]rect 0 456 400 499 [[Stourport Branch]]rect 0 500 400 543 [[Bewdley Tunnel]]rect 0 544 400 587 [[Connection to Network Rail]]rect 0 588 400 631 [[Kidderminster]]rect 0 632 400 690 [[Maps#Schematic maps of the pre-closure SVR]]desc none</imagemap>|-|}[[File:Svrline-stat2.jpg|308px|thumb|right|link=Geographic Map|Click on the map for a <br>larger interactive version]]
=== Categories of article ===
'''History of the Severn Valley Railway'''*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership | History of The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]*[[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation | History of the SVR in preservation since 1965]]{{Today}}'''Current events on the SVR'''*[[Current events on the Severn Valley Railway | Current events on the SVR]]'''Information about the SVR'''*[[The_Severn_Valley_Railway_in_preservation#Current_Organisation | Organisation]]*[[List of stations | Stations on the SVR]]*[[List of signal boxes | Signal boxes on the SVR]]*[[List of rolling stock | Locomotives , carriages and other rolling stock on the SVR]]*[[List of bridges and viaducts infrastructure | Bridges , level crossings, and viaducts on other infrastructure]]*[[From The Window | From The Window: Things to see along the SVR]]*[[List of shops Gradient profile and mileages | Shops Gradient profile and sales coaches on the SVRmileages]]*[[List of level crossings shops | Level crossings on the SVRShops and sales coaches]]
*[[List of preservation groups | Preservation groups with an SVR connection]]
*[[Links | Links to other web sites with an SVR connection]]
'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Paintings of the Severn Valley Railway]]
*[[Models of the Severn Valley Railway]]
*[[Image Collections]]
*[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway | List of film and TV productions filmed on the SVR]]
*[[Tales from the Severn Valley]]
*[[Bibliography]]
*[[Awards]]
*[[Station Truck | The Severn Valley Railway Station Truck]]
*[[Engineer's Line References]]
*[[Heritage buses and other vehicles]]
*[[Special:Nearby|What's nearby]] (Requires GPS enabled device)
=== Query Corner ===
Unsurprisingly, there are a large number of questions about the SVR, both in pre-preservation days and for a number of historical items since then. Take a visit down to [[Query Corner]] to see if you have a recollection relating to some long forgotten event, or know of a reliable source (maybe an early edition of the [[Severn Valley Railway News | SVR News]]?) that might have the information we need! In addition are a number of [[:Category:Stub articles|stub articles]] requiring further input.
=== Adding to this Wiki ===
This site, or "wiki", is a collaborative effort, and anyone who has any knowledge relating to the SVR should feel free to contribute. Once you have created a user account and logged in, you can modify any page by clicking the "Edit" button in the top right hand corner. For some tips on how to format pages, and some guidelines on how to make this wiki accessible can be found on [[Tips for contributing to the SVR Wiki]].
Alternatively, if you don't feel confident editing this Wiki (although there is no reason you shouldn't!!), each article also has a "Discussion" page, which can be accessed by clicking the relevant button in the top left hand corner. This allows you to make additions, suggestions, or corrections to a page without making any change to the article itself. <!--PYWIKIBOT_UPDATE_MAIN_PAGE_DAILY2018-10-08T21:00 ][_n_|OO[ ====__ (_____|__|_[_____] < oo OO o o -->