- 1970 A Light Railway Order was granted, allowing the SVR to begin running public services.
- 1974 GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco was purchased from Barry Scrapyard by The 2857 Society.
- 1978 BR Standard Class 7 70000 was renamed Britannia by R A Riddles.
- 2016 GBRf Class 66 no 66763 was named "Severn Valley Railway" while visiting the SVR.
- 2016 The Chairman of Network Rail formally opened Kidderminster Diesel Depot.