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:The Autumn Steam Gala saw visits from LMS Stanier 8P Princess Coronation class No 46233 Duchess of Sutherland (replacing the booked 70000 Britannia), SR Maunsell Schools class No 925 Cheltenham (BR 30925, replacing the booked SR 850 Lord Nelson), Metropolitan Railway 0-4-2T Number 1, and GWR 4936 Kinlet Hall which would remain on hire over the winter season. Talyllyn Railway 2 ft 3 in gauge 0-4-2ST ‘Sir Haydn’ travelled the line as part of the freight workings, and would later spend the winter on display in The Engine House.
:An SVR Family Campaign launched, to increase family visitors and to build a sustainable base level of passengers by showcasing the Railway as a great family day out in its own right on a ‘normal’ operating day. It featured TV adverts, posters on key high traffic sites, adverts in local magazines and newspapers, adverts on London Midland trains and posts on social media.
:The SVR leased a unit at Stanmore Industrial Estate, Bridgnorth to clear the MPD of stores and what was affectionately known as ‘Tranter Towers’. The cleared space was to allow for the relocation of some workshop machinery and open up further space for locomotive overhaul.
:S&T rewired [[Hampton Loade signal box]] from 9 September, with an amended timetable in operation.
:[[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] ran a special train on 18 September to mark the completion of GWR Saloon 9103. This was the first chance to see the tthree saloons 9055, 9369 and 9103 together. The train included a stop at Bewdley to view progress on GWR Collett open brake third 650.
'''October 2013'''
:Gala visitors No. 925 'Cheltenham' and No. 4936 'Kinlet Hall' additionally operated service trains on 12 and 13 October.
:The Lord Lieutenants of Worcestershire and Shropshire presented the [[Awards|The Queens Award for Volunteering]] on 21 October.
'''December 2013'''
:Large Prairie 5164 retired from service at the end of the 2013 season, running its last public passenger trains on 5th 5 January 2014.
The total mileages for the year recorded by the SVR's steam locomotives are shown in the table below.<ref>SVR News 185. p12.</ref>
