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'''October 2019'''
:The Autumn Diesel Gala on 3-6 October mainly featured the home fleet. The event included the first passenger runs for [[BR Class 09 09107]] and [[Class 50 Alliance Limited|Class 50 50033 Glorious]]. The Diesel Gala attracted 2,427 passengers against a budget of 3,000 with theSunday particularly not being as well supported as hoped.
:With Virgin Trains handing over the West Coast trains franchise in December, it donated a collection of Class 390 'Pendolino' name and cone plates to be auctioned, raising nearly £20,000 for the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|SVR Charitable Trust]] and £5,000 for [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]].<ref>Express Points, October and November 2019 issues</ref>
:[[Helen Smith]] was announced as [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#General_Manager|General Manager]] of both SVR(H) and the Guarantee Company on 11 October 2019, in succession to [[Nick Ralls]].
'''November 2019'''
:LNER Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 'Tornado' hauled three weekends of passenger trains.
:LMS Stanier Royal Scot 7P Class 4-6-0 No. 46100 Royal Scot was announced as visiting visited for running in, but not hauling passenger trains.
:On 16 November diesels 67004 and 67006 hauled a blue and grey Mark 2 set on UK Railtours' 'The Severn Valley Autumn Special' from Euston to Kidderminster Town and the Bridgnorth-Euston return. An amended and augmented public timetable was in force, and the Christmas Fayre at The Engine House.
:[[Nick Ralls]] left as [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#General_Manager|General Manager]] on 29 November. His successor [[Helen Smith]] started two days beforehand.
==Steam locomotives used==
