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==Rolling stock==
*The Branch was the major shareholder in the [[Hinton Manor Fund]], the first owner of [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor | 7819 Hinton Manor]] in preservation.<ref>[http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/7819/egm.html SVR Wolverhampton Branch EGM]</ref> During Member's Day 2004 at [[Kidderminster]] the Branch, on behalf of the Fund, handed over custody of 7819 to [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]] (then called the SVR Rolling Stock Trust) in exchange for a token payment of £1.<ref>[http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/7819/2004-handover-gallery.html SVR Wolverhampton Branch Handover]</ref>
*The Branch owned former Gangwayed Brake [[BR 80776 Brake Gangwayed | BR 80776]] which was converted for the conveyance of disabled passengers, for which it won the Association of Railway Preservation Societies' “Coach of the Year” award in 1995. In 2016 it was sold to the Charitable Trust for safekeeping and further conversion to a "Wheelchair Diner" providing much needed access to the SVR's Dining Services.
*It is also co-owner with the Charitable Trust of Tourist Standard Open [[BR 4690 Tourist Standard Open | BR 4690]] which has been similarly converted.
