:[[WD 71516 Welsh Guardsman]] steamed for the first time on the SVR, tested to ensure it to be fit to run if needed, or should the owner should have a request for it to work elsewhere.<ref name="blaug20"/>
:The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|Charitable Trust]] agreed grants of £120,000 for repair work at [[Sterns]] and £12,000 to complete the restoration of [[GWR 2242 Corridor Brake Third]]. The work at Sterns completed on 29 July.<ref name="blaug20"/>
:The long running project to replace the lighting at [[Bridgnorth]] progressed with the erection of four of lamp standards along the embankment side of the car park.<ref name="blaug20"/> .
'''August 2020'''
:On Saturday 1 August passenger services restarted as planned, with the day being a sell-out.
:By 1 August the Fight Back Fund reached £800,000.:The [[Stanier 8F Locomotive Society]] announced it had raised £60,000 towards the costs of the next overhaul, against a stretching target of £250,000.<ref name="blaug20"/>.:On 2 August arsonists attacked and badly damaged the halt[[Country Park Halt]],.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/bridgnorth/2020/08/02/arsonists-wreck-roof-at-severn-valley-railway-site/ Shropshire Star,'Arsonists wreck roof at Severn Valley Railway site', 2 August 2020] (Retrieved 2 August 2020)</ref> :By 6 August the Fight Back Fund reached £900,000.:From 13 August locos in service [[2857]], [[7714]] and [[75069]] carried wreaths in memory and support of those who were involved in the previous day's collision at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.<ref name="blsep20">[https://www.svrlive.com/blsep20 Branch Lines, September 2020]</ref>:Access to the [[Bewdley South signal box#Signalling_controlled_from_the_Box|large bracket outside of Bewdley South signal box]] was prohibited due to rot, with a temporary replacement prepared<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/epsep20 Express Points newsletter, September 2020] (Retrieved 29 August 2020)</ref>. :During a test run on 24th August with [[1501]], a crack was discovered in the right hand return crank. Luckily no further damage was caused.<ref name="blsep20"/>:Restoration work to repair the brickwork at [[Falling Sands Viaduct]] restarted after the discovery of bats<ref name="blsep20"/>.
'''September'''
:On 1 September the PPM50 Parry People Mover (see February) departed on a low loader.
:On 4 September the first advertised passenger diesel trains of the decade ran.
:On 23 September the film [[Enola Holmes]], filmed partly on the SVR the previous year, was listed for release
==Steam locomotives used==
