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==1967==
[[File:3205-Bridgnorth-3-1967-03-25.jpeg|thumb|200px|right|The first train arrives at Bridgnorth on 25 March 1967 (Sellick collection)]]
The Society paid the 10% deposit to BR in February 1967, with contracts for the purchase being exchanged on 1 June (the balance of the purchase price was paid shortly after the official opening in May 1970). BR allowed stock to be moved in once the 10% deposit was paid, and the preservation scheme really gained momentum with the arrival on 25 March of the first locomotive and 4 GWR coaches including [[GWR 6562 Brake Composite | GWR 6562]] which is still at the SVR. [[GWR 2251 Class 3205|GWR 0-6-0 No 3205]] had made the journey in steam from the BR shed at Stourbridge Junction, where it had been re-assembled after being hauled ‘dead’ from the West Country. Another 3 locomotives would arrive during 1967, [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443|Ivatt 2MT No 46443]] on 22 April, [[2047 Warwickshire|Manning Wardle contractors engine no 2047]] (later named Warwickshire) on 22 October, and [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank|ex-Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0 No 813]] on 25 November.
The excitement of the time was tempered by the news that Shropshire County Council and several local Parish Councils were likely to oppose the formal re-opening of the Railway, as it might prejudice the proposed construction of the Bridgnorth By-pass and the carrying out of road improvements relating to bridges in the Eardington area. However BR remained supportive of the SVR, allowing continued tenancy of [[Bridgnorth|Bridgnorth Station]].
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File:3205-Bridgnorth-1967-03-25.jpg|The first locomotive to arrive, ex-GWR 3205, approaches Bridgnorth on 25 March 1967 (Sellick collection)
File:3205-Bridgnorth-2-1967-03-25.jpeg|A large crowd greets 3205 on arrival Bridgnorth on 25 March 1967 (Sellick collection)]]
==1968==
