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==Branch meetings==
The branch holds public meetings open to all, usually second Monday of the month from September to May. Subjects cover local transport history and railway subjects from Britain and abroad. In addition, it organises trips and outings of railway and non-railway interest.
During the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]] it cancelled meetings "as most of our regular attendees (Committee included) fall into the most "at risk" age-group demographic", which was over 70.
==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 [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor | 7819 Hinton Manor]] 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.
==Fundraising==
===SVRA Raffles===
The branch organised a number of [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffles]] on behalf of the SVRA.
===Models===
*It commissioned a finescale limited edition of only 100 working models of [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor | 7819 Hinton Manor]] with a Bachmann body, Comet loco chassis, Mainly Trains tender chassis and Markits detailing accessories.
===Publication and print===
*In 2010 it published 'Wolverhampton's Railways in Colour'written by Simon Dewey, a full colour album of photographs of Wolverhampton railway scenes, locations and locomotives. *In 2018 the Branch published a companion volume, titled 'Wolverhampton’s Railways Revisited'. The book, again in hardback and written by Dewey, follows a similar format to the earlier book but has been increased to 88 pages with over 100 photographs, again in full colour and each accompanied by an informative caption. <ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/wrr SVRLive, 1 October 2018]</ref>*It produced a limited edition of 500 prints of the watercolour “In Cambrian Country” portraying [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor | 7819 Hinton Manor]] on Talerdigg bank circa 1960, by Frederick Lea GRA.
==Links==
[[List of preservation groups]]<br>
[[Models of the Severn Valley Railway]]
[[Category:SVR fundraising lotteries]]
