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[[File: Bewdley_Tunnel_1910.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Bewdley Tunnel being re-lined in 1910]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
*[[The Severn Valley Railway Company (19th Century)#1856|1856]] A meeting to generate support for new Severn Valley Railway Company was held at Stourport, which "...''gave general satisfaction, for strong expressions of support were given by most of the persons present''."<ref>Bridgnorth Journal, 10 May 1856, via the British Newspaper Archive</ref>
*1910 The GWR Board authorised the relining of [[Bewdley Tunnel]] at an estimated cost of £3,247.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 92.</ref>
*1963 [[BR Class 52 D1062 Western Courier]] entered BR service.
*1978 [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#The_SVR_GWR_set|The SVR GWR coaching set]] undetook a Bewdley-Kingswear railtour.<Ref>SVR News 48</ref><ref>[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/70s/780506sv.html Six Bells Junction]</ref>
*1987 [[GWR 103592 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]] arrived on the SVR from Sheffield.
*1990 [[BR Class 27 D5410|D5410 (27205)]] and [[BR Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger|D1013 Western Ranger]] attended Bescot Open Day.<ref>[http://www.bropendays.co.uk/bescot1990.html BR Open Days website]</ref>
*1994 [[BR Class 50 50031 Hood|50031 Hood]] and [[BR Class 50 50044 Exeter|50044 Exeter]] arrived on the SVR from St Leonards.<ref>SVR Stock Book, ninth edition</ref>
*1993 [[Locomotives_named_after_the_Severn_Valley_Railway | 31233]] was named Severn Valley Railway<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?id=2023 railuk.info Class 31/1 31233]</ref>.
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