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During 1971 another 6 locomotives joined the SVR fleet; [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46521|LMS Ivatt Mogul 2MT No 46521 ]] from Barry on 20 March (later to become the first Barry restoration to enter service on the SVR in 1974), [[BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia|BR Standard 7MT No 70000 Britannia ]] on 9 April, [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079|BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No 80079 ]] on 15 May, [[GWR Pannier 5764|GWR Collett 5700 0-6-0PT No 5764 ]] on 19 June, [[WD 193 Shropshire|Ex-MOD Hunslet WD Austerity 0-6-0ST WD 193 ]] on 7 August, and [[LMR 600 Gordon|Ex Longmoor Military Railway WD Austerity 2-10-0 No 600 Gordon ]] on 20 September on loan from The Transport Trust.

On 10 April a summer timetable began between [[Bridgnorth ]] and [[Hampton Loade]], running until 30 October.

[[Sir Gerald Nabarro]], the Conservative MP for South Worcestershire, advised the line to form a holdings company and to raise the cash for purchase of the southern portion of the line through a share issue. At an AGM on 1 May 1971 Nabarro was elected to the Board of Directors, and the plans were announced to form the [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC|Public Company]]. This would have a capital of £150,000, of which £110,000 would be new money raised by the public share issue. The [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited|Guarantee Company ]] would be wound up, with £40,000 of shares being vested in a Members’ Association in exchange for the assets it formerly held in the northern section. However in late 1971 it transpired that it was not possible to transfer the Light Railway Order from the Guarantee Company to another company, hence that company would need to remain in existence.

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