Sellick Collection

In 2015 the R. J. Sellick collection was available online from the NRM here. The collection features many photos of the pre-preservation SVR in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The photos were all freely available for non-commercial use with CC-BY-SA-3.0 as long as the original source was attributed - this could be satisfied by an attribution note on the file page similar to:

From the Sellick collection, hosted online by the National Railway Museum. [link Original Source]

As of September 2019 the NRM website has been updated and the Sellick Collection photos can no longer be found at the URLs quoted below. Images have been left on the SVR Wiki in accordance with the Creative Commons licence applicable at the time of download in 2015.

Note that the NRM descriptions contain numerous errors, mostly minor.

List of SV series images

The table below lists the SV series of images in the collection, which relate directly to the Severn Valley line. If the file has been added to the SVR wiki, the link is given. The files are ordered by location, and whilst they are mainly in numerical order, some exceptions exist.

Some of the descriptions on the NRM website are mismatched, and it seems that Image SV 1 of Stourport is missing, with images 2-4 incorrectly numbered 1-3, and image 4 being blank.

The link in the first column will take you to the NRM page, showing the image and its original caption. If the file has been transferred to this site, the last column will link to the file page.

Photo ID	Location	Date	Comments	File
RJS SV 1	Bewdley	1962-10-06	View South from Bewdley Footbridge of Northbound GWR Railcar and station
RJS SV 2	Bewdley	1959-10-07	View North from Bewdley Footbridge of Northbound GWR Prairie on passenger and North SB
RJS SV 3	Northwood Halt	1961-07-29	View North from level crossing of DMU at Northwood Halt
RJS SV 5	Victoria Bridge	1963-08-23	View East from river bank of Victoria Bridge	N/A
RJS SV 6	Victoria Bridge	1963-08-23	View East from river bank of Southbound steam-hauled mixed goods	N/A
RJS SV 7	Victoria Bridge	1963-08-23	View East from river bank of Northbound steam-hauled passenger	N/A
RJS SV 8	Arley	1959-10-03	View North from bridge of Southbound GWR Prairie on passenger
RJS SV 9	Arley	1962-09-29	View North from bridge of Southbound GWR Pannier 3619 on passenger
RJS SV 10	Billingsley	1963-08-18	View of disused line to Billingsley Colliery, showing Rays Bridge	N/A
RJS SV 11	Billingsley	1963-08-14	View of disused line to Billingsley Collier, showing disused bridge
RJS SV 12	Highley	1959-10-07	View North from footbridge of Southbound GWR Pannier 3601 on passenger
RJS SV 13	Alveley Halt	1963-08-14	View North of DMU at Alveley Halt
RJS SV 14	Alveley Sidings	1959-10-07	View North of Southbound GWR 43xx 6388 on coal and colliery sidings
RJS SV 15	Hampton Loade	1959-10-07	View North from Platform 1 of Northbound GWR Railcar
RJS SV 16	Hampton Loade	1962-09-29	View South of Northbound GWR Pannier on passenger
RJS SV 54	Hampton Loade	1960-04-14	View North of Southbound LMS 40126 on passenger arriving into loop
RJS SV 17	Eardington	1962-09-16	View South from road bridge (?) of BR DMU at platform
RJS SV 55	Eardington	1962-09-16	View North of Southbound GWR Pannier 3788 on passenger at platform
RJS SV 18	Oldbury Viaduct	1962-09-16	View NW of DMU on viaduct
RJS SV 19	Oldbury Viaduct	1962-09-29	View West of single-car DMU on viaduct
RJS SV 20	Oldbury Viaduct	1963-01-26	View NE of Southbound GWR Pannier 3619 on passenger with snow
RJS SV 56	Bridgnorth	1963-07-31	View North of Southbound LMS engine with passenger in platform 1
RJS SV 21	Bridgnorth	1963-01-26	View NE from Panpudding Hill of station and high town with snow, with Northbound steam-hauled passenger in platform 2	N/A
RJS SV 22	Bridgnorth	1963-01-26	View NE from Panpudding Hill of station and high town with snow, with GWR Pannier 3619 taking water in platform 1 after detaching from Southbound passenger
RJS SV 23	Bridgnorth	1963-01-26	View NE from Panpudding Hill of station and high town with snow, with Northbound steam-haulled passenger preparing to depart platform 1	N/A
RJS SV 24	Bridgnorth	1963-01-26	View North of GWR Pannier 3619 taking water in platform 1 after detaching from Southbound passenger with snow
RJS SV 25	Bridgnorth	1963-01-12	View North of Southbound BR 4MT 80072 on passenger in platform 1 in falling snow
RJS SV 26	Bridgnorth	1963-01-12	View North of Southbound BR 4MT 80072 on passenger departing platform 1 in falling snow
RJS SV 27	Bridgnorth	1962-10-06	View North of Southbound LMS 2MT 41202 on passenger and Northbound DMU
RJS SV 28	Bridgnorth	1962-09-07	View North of Southbound GWR Railcar and Northbound steam-hauled passenger
RJS SV 29	Bridgnorth	1962-09-07	View North from footbridge of Southbound GWR Railcar and Northbound steam-hauled passenger (v. similar to shot 30)	N/A
RJS SV 30	Bridgnorth	1962-08-24	View North from footbridge of Southbound GWR Railcar and Northbound steam-hauled passenger (v. similar to shot 29)
RJS SV 31	Bridgnorth	1962-09-07	View South from Platform 2 of Signal Box and Northbound LMS/BR steam-hauled passenger
RJS SV 53	Bridgnorth	1957-04-23	View North of Southbound GWR Small Prairie 5538 with passenger in platform 1
RJS SV 54	Bridgnorth	1963-09-08	View North of Southbound GWR Panniers 9624 and 4665 on the last passenger service under BR in platform 1, with special headboard
RJS SV 32	Bridgnorth	1967-03-25	View South of first train arriving on preserved SVR, consisting 3205 and 4 coaches
RJS SV 33	Bridgnorth	1967-03-25	View South of first train to arrive on preserved SVR in Platform 2, consisting 3205 and 4 coaches, with large crowd
RJS SV 34	Bridgnorth	1967-03-25	View North of first train to arrive on preserved SVR in Platform 2, consisting 3205 and 4 coaches, with enthusiasts milling about
RJS SV 35	North of Bridgnorth	1963-01-26	View North(?) of Southbound BR 4MT 80072 on passenger near Cantern/Canturn Brook (near Stanley Lane, Bridgnorth)
RJS SV 36	Linley	1962-10-17	View North of Southbound Ivatt 2MT 41202 on passenger at platform
RJS SV 37	Linley	1963-08-31	View South of Northbound Ivatt 2MT 41202 on passenger at platform
RJS SV 38	Linley	1962-10-17	View of footbridge over River Severn at Linley (no railway)	N/A
RJS SV 39	Coalport	1963-08-31	View North of Southbound LMS/BR steam-hauled passenger entering station
RJS SV 40	Coalport	1962-09-29	View South from bridge of station and Northbound DMU at platform
RJS SV 50	Coalport	1962-07-12	View South from bridge of station and Northbound GWR Prairie on coal
RJS SV 41	Jackfield Halt	1962-10-08	View South(?) of DMU at platform
RJS SV 42	Ironbridge	1961-08-01	View of the Iron Bridge (no railway)	N/A
RJS SV 51	Ironbridge and Broseley	1961-08-01	View West of Eastbound GWR Pannier 9656 with passenger arriving in station
RJS SV 43	Buildwas	1961-06-09	Busy view looking West of station, with Eastbound LMS/BR Severn Valley service, Westbound steam-hauled Severn Valley service, Northbound GWR-hauled service ex Cavern Arms line, and Southbound freight on Craven Arms line
RJS SV 44	Buildwas	1961-06-09	View East of Westbound steam-hauled Severn Valley passenger
RJS SV 45	Buildwas	1961-06-09	View East of Southbound GWR Large Prairie 6128 on Much Wenlock goods
RJS SV 46	Buildwas	1961-06-09	View East of Westbound steam-hauled Severn Valley passenger, and Northbound steam-hauled passenger in the Much Wenlock platforms above/behind
RJS SV 47	Cressage	1963-03-02	View West of Eastbound GWR Large Prairie 5153 on goods (caption claims mixed?)
RJS SV 48	Cound Halt	1963-03-02	View (possibly West) of LMS Ivatt 2MT 41240 on passenger
RJS SV 49	Berrington	1964-05-02	View East of station after closure of the line - note running in board has been removed.

List of OWW series images

The table below lists the OWW series of images in the collection, which relate to the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton route, and occasionally including SVR-related material. Only images relevant to the SVR are included.

Photo ID	Location	Date	Comments	File
RJS OWW 8	Hartlebury	1962-11-02	View of two BR DMUs passing at Hartlebury
RJS OWW 9	Kidderminster	1959-11-29	View of the original Kidderminster station building
RJS OWW 27	Bridgnorth	1904-11-xx	View of GWR Motor Bus and staff outside Bridgnorth station