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Significant events in the history of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation between 1965 and 1969 are set out below.
==1965==
[[File: Old_boundary_20150610.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Milepost 144½, the old boundary]]
The formation of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation began on 6 July 1965. Keith Beddoes, a local railway enthusiast, organised a meeting at the Cooper’s Arms in Kidderminster to discuss the feasibility of preserving a section of the former GWR Severn Valley Railway which had been closed by British Railways (BR). Around 50 people attended the meeting, and those present agreed to form the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]] (“the Society”). The initial membership subscription was proposed as £1, but eventually set at 1 guinea (£1+1shilling) at the suggestion of John Garth, in order to increase funds.
