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'''October 2013'''
:On 6 October a special Shareholders' and [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust]] day was held at [[The Engine House]] to witness the removal of [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall]].<ref>Express Points Web Round-Up, September 2013</ref>
:Gala visitors No. 925 'Cheltenham' and No. 4936 'Kinlet Hall' additionally operated service trains on 12 and 13 October.
'''October 2015'''
:The railway announced the purchase of 10 acres of land to the West of Bridgnorth station, including [[Bridgnorth#Pan Pudding Hill|Pan Pudding Hill]]. The purchase was done to safeguard the land from any developments such as housing estates, with plans including more permanent parking facilities (the fields had previously been used for overflow parking), and other uses such as a new volunteer accommodation building.<ref>SVR Notice Board Issue NBI-H-276 "Purchase of 10 Acres of Land to the West of Bridgnorth"</ref>
:A presentation to the October Board included a comprehensive review of track condition along the Railway, based upon measurements undertaken by the PWay team using the Abtus trolley and measuring equipment that was on test on the Railway.<ref name=WRU1015>Express Points Web Round-Up, October 2015</ref>
:Guests at the 2015 Diesel Gala were summer visitor Deltic 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier, Class 14 D9531, [[Clayton Class 17 Bo-Bo D8568|Class 17 D8568]], Class 35 D7076 and Class 52 D1015 Western Champion.
:On 8 October [[Class 108 DMU|Driving Motor Composite M52064]] returned after work at Rowsley, Peak Railway.<ref name=WRU1015/>
:LNER A1 No 60163 Tornado arrived on the SVR for a 3 week visit, operating from 6-27 October. Tornado had previously visited in 2009 and 2011.
'''October 2016'''
:On 22 October a new event at [[The Engine House]], the Christmas Gift Fayre, was held for the first time.<ref name=WRU0916>Express Points Web Round-Up, September 2016</ref>
:On 22 October the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] ran the 'Collett to Bridgnorth' special train from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth and back to celebrate the re-launch into service of [[GWR 6562 Brake Composite|Collett Brake Composite 6562]].<ref name=WRU0916/>
