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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) 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>*2022 The SVR hosted an incoming HST rail tour from Leeds to Bridgnorth, which took place to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Modern Railways magazine and 40 years of HSTs on CrossCountry's North East to South West route. While at the SVR, CrossCountry power car 43366 was named "HST40" (sub-scripted with "Celebrating 40 years of High Speed Train services on the Cross Country network"), while GBRf loco 66799 was named "Modern Railways Diamond Jubilee".
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