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'''Severn Valley Railway News''' ("SVR News") is the quarterly magazine of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] provided free to its members, and on sale for £3 £5 {{As of|20212022|lc=y}} at [[List of shops|SVR shops]]. The first edition was published in November 1965, three months after the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1965|meeting at the Cooper’s Coopers Arms ]] which resulted in the formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]]. The most recent edition, Issue 215219, was published in Autumn 20212022.
==Format, publication and distribution==
Issue 209 (Spring 2020) was packaged in an environmentally-friendly potato starch envelope but due to an issue with some members not receiving their copies, distribution has since reverted to using a compostable paper envelope.<ref>SVR(G) Annual Report, 31 December 2020, Chairman's Statement</ref> Some other material may also be distributed with the magazine such as the Guarantee Company accounts and AGM paperwork or appeals leaflets. Issue 210 (Summer 2020) included ''The Way Ahead'', a [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|COVID-19]] themed supplement.
{{As of|20212022}} the SVR has just under 11,000 members. 9,000 copies of each edition of SVR News are produced with approximately 8,100 being sent to members (joint members receive one copy)<ref>SVR News 215, Autumn 2021, ''General Information''</ref>. The Guarantee Company announced future plans in SVR News 215, Autumn 2021 to offer the option of digital publication and distribution.
===Typical contents===
==Editors==
*The first 2 issues were produced by Paul Wyers.
*[[David Williams]] took over as editor for issue 3 in July 1966, and remarkably is still the editor as of the latest issue having held the role for over 50 55 years.
==Back copies==
