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'''April 2014'''
:The SVR occupied a new Head Office building at Number One, Comberton Hill, adjacent to Kidderminster station. Long term plans for the Bewdley Station building, the former Head Office, include a new buffet to replace the current porta-cabin.
'''May 2014'''
:Peter’s Railway Young Engineers’ Centre opened on 24 May at [[The Engine House]] explaining more about railway engineering and how a steam locomotive works.
'''Summer 2014'''
:Trials of Welsh steam coal from Ffos-y-fran proved successful, and this became the normal source of supply.
:On 14 July [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] and the SVR made a loan agreement for the presence and future use of [[Barry Railway Carriage 163]].
:The total locomotive mileage passed 2 million steaming miles.
:Replica locomotive Catch Me Who Can spent 2 months on display at the Dutch Railway Museum at Utrecht as part of the 175th anniversary of the railways in the Netherlands.
:A Bridgnorth Conservation Plan was published, as a precursor to the [[Bridgnorth#Bridgnorth_Development_Project|Development Project]].
:On 16 July a wheel lathe was moved from the [[Carriage Repair Works]] at Kidderminster to the South Devon Railway. It had been unused for 20 years due to insufficient power supply.
:Despite an extensive television advertising campaign and a leaflet drop the passenger numbers in August were disappointing, with visitors 2,000 below 2013.
:The Engine House was newly licensed to conduct Weddings and Civil Ceremonies
'''September 2014''':
:The 'Fantastic Fares' offer returned with up to 30% off adult and child fares throughout September and October. :On 6 September Chiltern Trains operated a return ‘Silver King’ charter from London Marylebone to Bridgnorth using their modern rolling stock, the powered units being Bo-Bo 67010 and Driving Van Trailer 82301. :Stepping back to 1965, on 7 September the railway recreated the SLS special of 19 September 1965 to [[Alveley Colliery]]. Locomotives Nos. 1450 and 4566 stood in for former classmates 1420 and 4555. :On 8 September a shunting incident occurred at Eardington involving a run through of the points. :On 19 September B&Q donated £8,000 of tools and vouchers for [[Heritage Skills Training Academy]]'s use, secured by the SVR Charitable Trust.
:Autumn Steam Gala visitors were Somerset & Dorset Fowler 7F No 88 (BR 53808) from the West Somerset Railway (making its last visit to another Railway before going out of ticket), LSWR Drummond M7No 30053 from the Swanage Railway, and LMS Fowler 4F No 43924 from the Worth Valley Railway. Caprotti Standard 5MT No 73129 also took part before returning to Butterley.
:Access to the Enterprise Investment Scheme, by which new shares issued by SVR qualified for tax relief, ended on 30 September.
'''Winter 2014'''
