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[[File:LMS Class 8F No 48733 (8233) (8062220835).jpg|thumb|200px|48773 (LMS 8233) was dedicated as a memorial on 27 September 1986]]
[[File:KidderminsterSweetshop.jpg|thumb|200px|The ex-WH Smith bookstall, now Kidderminster sweet shop, opened on 27 September 1989]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
 
*1969 Hauled by a BR Brush Type 4, [[46443]], [[3205]], [[Railcar 22]] and 4 carriages travelled from Bridgnorth to the Birmingham Railway Museum at Tyseley for a special event.<ref>SVR News 14</ref>
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1975|1975]] The SVR’s first Enthusiasts' Day (the forerunner of the autumn Steam Gala) saw 11 locomotives in steam.<ref>SVR News 36, 37</ref>
*1980 The first passenger-hauling run on the main line for 43106 in preservation, standing in for 45593 'Kolhapur' on the Tyseley-Didcot steam route.<ref>SVR News 57</ref>
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1986 | 1986]] LMS 8F [[48773]] was dedicated as a memorial to British military railway personnel who lost their lives on active service during the Second World War.<ref>SVR News 82</ref>[[GWR 2926 Siphon G Bogie Milk Van|GWR Siphon 2926]] was used as the exhibition vehicle for the ceremony, with its restoration still not quite complete.
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1989 | 1989]] A ceremony was held on Kidderminster station concourse to mark the opening of the [[Kidderminster Station Sweet Shop|ex-Manchester Victoria W H Smith Bookstall]]<ref>SVR News 94</ref>.
*2003 [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank|813]] was exhibited at STEAM GWR Museum, Swindon.<ref>[http://www.gwr813.org/GrandTDiary.html The GWR 813 Preservation Fund Diary of Visits & Steamings 2000 -2010]</ref>
*2008 A [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | Great Western (SVR) Association]] celebration train ran with the [[Carriages#Set_Toplights|toplights]] and [[GWR 1257 Siphon G Bogie Milk Van|Siphon 1257]].<ref>SVR News 163</ref>
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