Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979
Significant events in the history of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation between 1970 and 1979 are set out below.
1970
Passenger services between Bewdley, Kidderminster and Hartlebury were withdrawn by BRBritish Rail or British Railways in January 1970. This resulted in Bewdley Station becoming disused, along with the lines from Bewdley to Stourport and Foley Park. The original Severn Valley Railway remained open for coal traffic between Hartlebury and Stourport Power Station, while a section of “The Loop” remained open between Kidderminster Junction and the British Sugar Corporation factory at Foley Park.
A Ministry of Transport Railway Inspector visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway in March and made certain recommendations concerning safety aspects. Following that visit the second Light Railway Order was granted on 20 May 1970, allowing the SVRSevern Valley Railway to begin running public services. Whit weekend, Saturday 23 May 1970 saw the official opening of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation, with the first public trains running between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade. Loco 3205 hauled the first service, the 14:00 from Bridgnorth. 46443, 43106, 48773 and Railcar 22 were also used over that weekend.
The following weekend saw trains begin to run a regular weekend service. However 3 weeks after opening a potential problem emerged. Although the LROLight Railway Order gave the Guarantee Company a ‘license’ to operate, the line itself was still owned by BRBritish Rail or British Railways and therefore subject to the BRBritish Rail or British Railways steam ban. Services therefore ceased, but within 2 weeks SVRSevern Valley Railway members and well-wishers from around the world had boosted the ‘line fund’ to the extent that the balance of the £25,000 purchase price could be paid to BRBritish Rail or British Railways. Services then re-commenced, with the line now owned by the SVRSevern Valley Railway itself. By 12 July the 10,000th passenger had already been made the return journey to Hampton Loade, the final figure at December would be more than 63,000.
During the year another 3 locomotives arrived; LMS Stanier 5MT 45110 on 20 August, GWR Churchward 4500 'Small Prairie' No 4566 on 25 August, and BR(W) Hawksworth 1500 class 0-6-0PT No 1501 on 7 November.
Following the closure of Bewdley Station, the SVRSevern Valley Railway advised BRBritish Rail or British Railways that it was not interested in acquiring any of the line from Bewdley to Stourport, which was affected by a number of road schemes. However the SVRSevern Valley Railway would be interested in acquiring the line from Milepost 144½ at Alveley to Bewdley and Foley Park, in order to maintain their main line access. In October, BRBritish Rail or British Railways Estates Department advised the SVRSevern Valley Railway that Salop and Worcester County Councils, who legally had first refusal, did not wish to acquire the railway land, and that the cost to the SVRSevern Valley Railway would be £74,000. On 23 October the SVRSevern Valley Railway members agreed in principle to proceed, although the cost was significantly more than the Society had previously raised to date.
The total mileages recorded by the SVRSevern Valley Railway’s steam locomotives at the end of 1970 were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1967-1970 |
| 46443 | 2,104 |
| 43106 | 1,340 |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 1,021 |
| 3205 | 900 |
| 48773 | 445 |
| 45110 | 398 |
| 1738 | 2 |
| Total | 6,210 |
No further use of 1738 was recorded in the 1970s.
1971
During 1971 another 6 locomotives joined the SVRSevern Valley Railway fleet; LMS Ivatt Mogul 2MT No 46521 from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. on 20 March (later to become the first BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. restoration to enter service on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1974), BR Standard 7MT No 70000 Britannia on 9 April, BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T No 80079 on 15 May, GWR Collett 5700 0-6-0PT No 5764 on 19 June, Ex-MOD Hunslet WD Austerity 0-6-0ST WD 193 on 7 August, and 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 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 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.
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1971 | Total |
| 45110 | 1,401 | 1,799 |
| 43106 | 1,252 | 2,592 |
| 46443 | 969 | 3,073 |
| 5764 | 925 | 925 |
| 48773 | 440 | 885 |
| 686 The Lady Armaghdale | 289 | 289 |
| 2047 Warwickshire | 196 | 196 |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 88 | 1,109 |
| 3205 | 80 | 980 |
| Other | - | 2 |
| Total | 5,640 | 11,850 |
1972
Early in 1972 Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Limited ‘SVRSevern Valley Railway(H)’ was formed, with Viscount Cobham as President and Sir Gerald Nabarro as Chairman. The role of SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) would be to finance the purchase of the Southern section of the line through the public share issue (for which Nabarro would be the figurehead), and to be responsible for overall policy decisions affecting the whole railway. The Guarantee Company would remain responsible for day to day management and operation of the Railway, including commercial activities, and also be responsible for the membership.
The share issue proceeded as planned, but Nabarro began to assume greater power and control over the Railway (described some years later in an SVRSevern Valley Railway news article as ‘a committee of one’). By November 1972, members and volunteers were openly expressing the view that they were being alienated, and that proposed restructuring of the two Company Boards effectively meant that the membership would have no say in the running of the railway. Suspicions were also growing that the By-pass would be used as an excuse to abandon Bridgnorth and sell the site for housing development.
The November Guarantee Company Annual General Meeting was described as ‘noisy and controversial’ with some ‘pungent and straight talking’ resulting. The members unanimously passed three resolutions sponsored by the Severn Valley Railway Association (SVRASevern Valley Railway Association). These rejected proposed restructuring provisions which would give control of voting rights of the Guarantee Company’s 40,000 shares to SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) and would give SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) the power to appoint the Directors and Chairman of the Guarantee Company. Also the members voted that no final decision on the provision of a By-pass Bridge was to be made without a properly convened EGM, and that no paid appointments of railway staff should be made without applications for the post being invited from all members.
In December 1972, Sir Gerald Nabarro announced on behalf of the Board that SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) was fully capitalised at £150,000, and that the Southern section of the line to Kidderminster had been purchased from BRBritish Rail or British Railways subject to Light Railway Orders being granted. The share issue that he had fronted had thus been a success.
LNER Gresley K4 West Highland 2-6-0 No 3442 The Great Marquess (BRBritish Rail or British Railways 61994) arrived on 9 September.
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1972 | Total |
| 46443 | 2,082 | 5,155 |
| 48773 | 1,105 | 1,990 |
| 3205 | 701 | 1,681 |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 701 | 1,810 |
| 5764 | 542 | 1,467 |
| 45110 | 471 | 2,270 |
| 600 Gordon | 315 | 315 |
| 686 The Lady Armaghdale | 195 | 484 |
| 2047 Warwickshire | 182 | 378 |
| 417 Invicta | 4 | 4 |
| Other | - | 2,596 |
| Total | 6,298 | 18,148 |
No further use of 417 Invicta was recorded before the locomotive left the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
1973
By early 1973, the SVRSevern Valley Railway was receiving considerable adverse publicity in the national press over some of the decisions made by the Board of SVR(H), in particular the dismissal of the Railway’s Operating Superintendent and Shedmaster from his salaried post. This decision had caused uproar amongst the volunteers and raised the very real possibility of a strike.
Following an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Guarantee Company on 11 March and a special Joint Meeting of the boards of SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) and the Guarantee Company 6 days later, an announcement was made that Sir Gerald Nabarro would step down as Chairman of both Boards. He was replaced as SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) Chairman by Viscount Garnock (later The Earl of Lindsay). It was also agreed that nominated directors of both the Guarantee Company and the SVRASevern Valley Railway Association would sit on the SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) Board.
By June 1973 the atmosphere on the railway had noticeably improved. An EGM of the Guarantee Company overwhelmingly voted in favour of raising money to build the By-Pass Bridge, thus ‘saving Bridgnorth for a second time’.
Locomotives arriving during 1973 were; 4141, 5164, 7819 Hinton Manor and 4930 Hagley Hall which all arrived on 6 January, 78019 which arrived from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. on 12 March, 7714 which arrived on 29 March, 75069 which arrived on 31 March, and Stanier Mogul 42968 which arrived on 14 December.
In November 1973, 5764 was involved in the filming of the BBC children's serial Carrie's War.
Having left the SVRSevern Valley Railway, Sir Gerald Nabarro died on 18 November 1973. He had suffered two stokes during 1972 and had recently retired from the House of Commons due to ill health.
In December 1973, WD 193 operated all the Santa services.
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1973 | Total |
| 48773 | 1,380 | 3,370 |
| 45110 | 1,320 | 3,590 |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 900 | 2,710 |
| 3205 | 745 | 2,426 |
| 600 Gordon | 670 | 985 |
| 5764 | 270 | 1,737 |
| 61994 The Great Marquess | 200 | 200 |
| 46443 | 190 | 5,345 |
| 2047 Warwickshire | 76 | 454 |
| 47383 | 20 | 20 |
| Other | - | 3,082 |
| Total | 5,771 | 23,919 |
The Great Marquess was steamed for the first time since arrival the previous year. With an axle weight in excess of 19 tons, it exceeded the limit of 17 tons 12 cwt in the SVRSevern Valley Railway's Light Railway Order granted in May 1970. A condition of the locomotive's move to the SVRSevern Valley Railway was that it could be used there once restored, so the locomotive was therefore stored while discussions took place over a possible transfer to another railway. In the meantime a program of work was underway to upgrade the line, including replacement of several bridges, to raise the permitted limit to a figure in excess of 20 tons. This upgrade was achieved in due course.
1974
In 1974 the SVRSevern Valley Railway began services to Bewdley and increased the amount of daily running during summer, resulting in a near tripling of the miles covered.
March 1974: The Light Railway Transfer Order was granted to extend the line from Hampton Loade to Bewdley.
April 1974: Easter weekend saw services begin between Hampton Loade and Highley. The first passenger service was the 09:30 from Bridgnorth with GWR Railcar 22, followed by the 12:45 steam service hauled by No 600 Gordon. The weekend saw 16,000 passenger journeys.
May 1974: The line was further opened from Highley to Arley and Bewdley. GWRGreat Western Railway Railcar 22 operated the first round trip between Bridgnorth and Bewdley, while the first steam services were hauled by No 5764 from the new MPD at Bewdley and No 43106 from Bridgnorth. Daily running during the summer season was extended to five weeks.
July 1974: 46521 became the SVRSevern Valley Railway's first BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. restoration to enter service.
August 1974: 2047 Warwickshire made a guest appearance in steam at the Town & County Show at Stoneleigh. Remarkably, the locomotive covered 8½ miles on a temporary track only 40 ft long!
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1974 | Total |
| 46443 | 3,855 | 9,200 |
| 43106 | 3,760 | 6,352 |
| 5764 | 1,940 | 3,677 |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 1,830 | 4,540 |
| 45110 | 1,600 | 5,190 |
| 600 Gordon | 1,405 | 2,390 |
| 46521 | 670 | 670 |
| 47383 | 635 | 655 |
| 2047 Warwickshire | 82 | 536 |
| Other | - | 6,486 |
| Total | 15,777 | 39,696 |
1975
The 1975 timetable included 118 running days between March and October, with 554 trains in each direction.
Spring 1975: Announcements were made that Invicta had been sold and was be leaving the SVRSevern Valley Railway. Also 4110 would not be coming to the SVRSevern Valley Railway as planned, but would instead go to the WSR. However Railcar 22 would remain on loan from the Great Western Society for another 5 years.
May 1975: Arley Loop was opened on 25 May, allowing a Spring Bank Holiday 45 minute service from Bridgnorth to Bewdley with 4 train sets, instead of the existing 90 minute service. 46521 and 43106 were the first trains to pass at Arley.
June 1975: The SVRSevern Valley Railway membership topped 5,000.
July 1975: German 2-6-2T DB 64.305 arrived on 17 July.
August 1975:
- Four SVRSevern Valley Railway engines attended the Rail 150 celebrations at Shildon. 600 Gordon travelled to Shildon under its own power, later followed by 48233 and 43106 in convoy. 813, which has been cosmetically restored for the event, went by road.
- 2857 and 9303 arrived from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. on 13 August.
September 1975:
- ¾ of a mile of the old Stourport branch was relaid. The section was used in the filming of Universal Pictures' The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. A number of the SVRSevern Valley Railway's locos took part in the film.
- Enthusiasts Day saw 11 locomotives in steam, with 10 hauling passenger services and DB 64.305 shunting. Two of the locos were Austrian Railways 2-6-0 locomotives in Furness Railway red livery with flared stovepipe chimneys and huge brass domes - 46443 and 46521 were ready for their starring roles!
December 1975: Christmas services were between Bewdley and Arley, due to engineering work on the north of the line.
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1975 | Total | Notes |
| 46521 | 4,510 | 5,180 | |
| 46443 | 3,845 | 13,045 | |
| 4566 | 3,310 | 3,310 | Entry into service following restoration. |
| 43106 | 2,770 | 9,122 | |
| 48773 | 2,505 | 5,875 | Return from overhaul. |
| 47383 | 2,160 | 2,815 | |
| 45110 | 1, 965 | 7,155 | |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 1,905 | 6,445 | |
| 5764 | 1,385 | 5,062 | |
| 600 Gordon | 1,020 | 3,410 | |
| 2047 Warwickshire | 20 | 556 | |
| 813 | 5 | 5 | Briefly steamed before resuming restoration. |
| DB 64.305 | 5 | 5 | First and only use before leaving the SVRSevern Valley Railway. |
| Other | - | 6,486 | |
| Total | 25,405 | 65,101 |
1976
The 1976 timetable included 118 running days between March 6th and October 31st, now with 735 trains in each direction. As they year opened, negotiations with BRBritish Rail or British Railways were in progress over the proposed Kidderminster Terminus. The SVRSevern Valley Railway was also negotiating with BRBritish Rail or British Railways for the SVRSevern Valley Railway to become an approved steam depot for main line running.
March 1976: Construction of the loco shed at the Bridgnorth MPD began. This would take around a year to complete using parts of the former Portskewett and Heaton Mersey Sheds acquired for that purpose.
April 1976: 7812 Erlestoke Manor arrived on 23 April, having previously been at the Dowty R.P.S. site at Ashchurch.
May 1976: A busy day at Bewdley MPD, as 'the big lift' saw the lifting of 5 boilers and 2 frames in a single day.
August 1976: The 'long hot summer' of 1976 caused problems as SVRSevern Valley Railway volunteers fought dozens of fires along the railway. A spare HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 4000 gallon tender was filled and taken to Spring Grove (near Rifle Range Halt) to help the county fire brigade, assisted by SVRSevern Valley Railway volunteers, fight a nearby forest fire which took 2 days to extinguish.
September 1976: The first Autumn Enthusiasts Weekend (as opposed to day) saw the first "top-and-tailed" steam services to Foley Park. 7 Locomotives were in steam (813 having failed on the first day).
November 1976:
- The pits were being dug for the new Bridgnorth loco shed.
- The first outgoing railtour took place. A photo in SVRSevern Valley Railway news Edition 43 later showed Paddington Arrivals Information board on 13 November 1976 displaying the arrival of a service originating from Bridgnorth. This used the SVRSevern Valley Railway's Great Western rolling stock and was hauled by Brush Type 4The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp diesel locomotive No. 47 120.
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1976 | Total | Notes |
| 46521 | 5,120 | 10,300 | |
| 45110 | 4,390 | 11,545 | |
| 46443 | 3,865 | 16,910 | |
| 43106 | 3,245 | 12,547 | |
| 4566 | 3,400 | 6,710 | |
| 5764 | 3,125 | 8,187 | |
| 600 Gordon | 1,870 | 5,280 | |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 960 | 7,405 | |
| 48773 | 10 | 10 | |
| Other | - | 6,497 | |
| Total | 26,165 | 91,266 |
1977
For the first time, the SVRSevern Valley Railway ran limited services in January and February, on Sundays between Bewdley and Arley.
Spring 1977:
- Over the winter, intense cold followed by heavy rain resulted in the line at Sterns dropping 2ft 6" and moving 4ft nearer the river. Work on Borle Viaduct was suspended while this was resolved, and through services over the viaduct were 3 weeks late starting as a result. A large part of the front car park at Bridgnorth had also collapsed.
- Better news came with the arrival of 6960 Raveningham Hall.
March 1977:
- The frames of the new Bridgnorth loco shed were erected.
- Viscount Cobham died. A staunch supporter of the SVRSevern Valley Railway, he was the first President of the SVRSevern Valley Railway during the public floatation of the Holdings Company in 1972.
April 1977:
- Bridgnorth Loco shed was completed.
- 11 SVRSevern Valley Railway coaches were used on a main line trip to Chester. 48773 hauled the service from Bridgnorth to Bewdley, other motive power during the day included the locomotives King George V and Princess Elizabeth.
September 1977:
- September saw the grand opening of the cast iron gentlemen’s toilet on Bewdley’s island platform, following its relocation from Melrose in Scotland. The ceremony was carried out by the Mayor of Bewdley, who congratulated the Railway on opening the town's first public urinal on that side of the river.
- Enthusiasts Day saw 10 SVRSevern Valley Railway locos in steam including 7819 Hinton Manor and 6960 Raveningham Hall.
Date not recorded: 45000 arrived on loan from the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum.
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1977 | Total | Notes |
| 4566 | 4,410 | 11,120 | |
| 46443 | 3,875 | 20,785 | |
| 48773 | 3,545 | 9,430 | |
| 47373 | 3,440 | 6,255 | Return from overhaul |
| 45110 | 3,405 | 14,950 | |
| 80079 | 2,775 | 2,775 | Entry into service following restoration. |
| 600 Gordon | 1,720 | 7,000 | |
| 43106 | 1,650 | 14,197 | |
| 7819 Hinton Manor | 1,415 | 1,415 | Entry into service following restoration. |
| 46521 | 1,005 | 11,305 | |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 950 | 8,355 | |
| 6960 Raveningham Hall | 380 | 380 | Arrived and entered service |
| 5764 | 375 | 8,562 | |
| 2047 Warwickshire | 260 | 816 | Return from overhaul |
| Other | - | 3,126 | |
| Total | 29,205 | 120,471 |
1978
In 1978 SVR based locos were beginning to provide locomotives to work on main line rail tours while stabled at depots such as Hereford. Visitor numbers to the SVRSevern Valley Railway increase; for the first time the railway sold more than 150,000 tickets in a year.
January 1978: 4150 arrived on 19 January, having previously been at the DeanWilliam Dean, Chief Locomotive Engineer of the Great Western Railway 1877-1902 Forest Railway[1]. The Rolling Stock Committee decided that 4150 should be the last BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. engine to come in, as there were now 33 locomotives stationed at the railway.
April 1978:
- A naming ceremony was held for WD 193, which was given the name ‘Shropshire’.
- Raveningham Hall became the first SVRSevern Valley Railway-based locomotive to haul a main line tour. Leaving the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 7 April, it worked the F&W Railtours “Cathedrals Express” from Hereford to Chester and back the following day.
May 1978: 70000 Britannia returned to steam after 12 years, and was renamed on 20 May by Mr R A RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives, the locomotive’s designer.
Date not recorded: Pannier 3612 was purchased from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. for spares.
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1978 | Total | Notes |
| 80079 | 5,235 | 8,010 | |
| 7819 Hinton Manor | 4,875 | 6,290 | |
| 48773 | 3,395 | 12,825 | |
| 45110 | 3,270 | 18,220 | |
| 4566 | 3,180 | 14,300 | |
| 46443 | 2,865 | 23,650 | |
| 6960 Raveningham Hall | 2,540 | 2,920 | |
| 47373 | 2,230 | 8,485 | Returned from overhaul |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 770 | 9,125 | |
| 600 Gordon | 435 | 7,435 | |
| 70000 Britannia | 275 | 275 | First steaming since arrival |
| Other | - | 38,006 | |
| Total | 29,070 | 149,541 |
1979
During 1979 7802 Bradley Manor arrived from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation., assuming the title of 'last BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. engine to come in'.
March 1979: Major work was again required to stabilise the line at Sterns.
May 1979: BRBritish Rail or British Railways agreed to allow through excursions onto the SVRSevern Valley Railway. The first such excursion, oganised by the Monmouthshire Railway Society, arrived at Bewdley from Cardiff.
June 1979: 2857 was steamed for the first time since restoration; the first ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 2-8-0 to do so.
July 1979: The Didcot Great Western Society's veteran Wantage Tramway locomotive "Shannon" was used for filming scenes of the BBC children's drama television series God's Wonderful Railway on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, but was not steamed while here.
August 1979:
- LNWR 3020 Cornwall arrived on 16 August. The locomotive was being lent to the SVRSevern Valley Railway by the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum for a 5 year period including restoration.
- As an experiment, BRBritish Rail or British Railways ran a weekend DMUDiesel Multiple Unit service from Kidderminster to Bewdley.
September 1979: 7812 was officially re-named "Erlestoke Manor" in a ceremony on 1 September.
December 1979: Christmas running took place between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade.
Locomotives used during the year and the mileages recorded were as follows:
| Locomotive | 1979 | Total | Notes |
| 7819 Hinton Manor | 5,760 | 12,050 | |
| 46443 | 5,360 | 29,010 | |
| 4566 | 4,120 | 14,420 | |
| 6960 Raveningham Hall | 3,890 | 6,810 | |
| 48773 | 3,050 | 15,875 | |
| 80079 | 1,935 | 9,945 | |
| 5764 | 1,875 | 10,437 | Return from overhaul. |
| 45000 | 1,650 | 1,650 | Loan from NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum, entry into service. |
| 47373 | 1,265 | 9,750 | Return from overhaul |
| 4930 Hagley Hall | 645 | 645 | Entry into service following restoration. |
| 600 Gordon | 630 | 8,065 | |
| 5164 | 510 | 510 | Entry into service following restoration. |
| 7812 Erlestoke Manor | 465 | 465 | Entry into service following restoration. |
| 45110 | 350 | 18,570 | |
| WD 193 Shropshire | 335 | 9,460 | |
| 70000 Britannia | 80 | 335 | |
| 2857 | 20 | 20 | First steaming following restoration. |
| 3205 | 2 | 2,428 | Return from overhaul. |
| Other | - | 27,018 | |
| Total | 31,942 | 181,483 |
References and sources
Information is from past editions of Severn Valley Railway News and from sources listed under 1965-1969.
Locomotive mileages taken from SVRSevern Valley Railway News #58 Winter 1980/81, page 34, "Steam Locomotive Mileages for the Decade".
- ↑ 4150 Fund
See also
The Severn Valley Railway in preservation
( 1965-1969 ) ( 1980-1989 )
