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: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>.

'''September2020''':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 released:Wyre Forest District Council awarded the Railway £50,000 under its discretionary business grant scheme for [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|COVID-19]] relief.<ref name="bloct20">[https://www.svrlive.com/bloct20 Branch Lines, October 2020]</ref>:Bewdley station hosted a VIP delegation that included the Mayor of Bewdley and the High Sheriff of Worcestershire to show support and appreciation for the efforts made following the February floods and the coronavirus pandemic<ref name="bloct20"/>.  '''October 2020''':On 1 October [[Bewdley South signal box|Bewdley South wooden bracket signal]] was taken down due to rot in the post. A temporary replacement was installed.<ref name="bloct20"/>:On 7 October SR Bulleid West Country class Pacific 34046 Braunton arrived with the Saphos Trains 'Severn Valley Enterprise' railtour. The locomotive was declared a failure on arrival at Kidderminster due to a hot box on a driving wheel axle, and remained at Bridgnorth MPD for some days after moving there light engine. 34027 Taw Valley hauled the tour from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth and back to Bewdley, from where Class 47 47805 made the return trip to Crewe.:On 9 October the SVR was awarded a £906,000 grant from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/445-heritage-organisations-saved-by-103-million-investment-from-government Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport] (Retrieved 9 October 2020)</ref> Nigel Huddlestone MP, The Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage visited the SVR.:More than a mile of track that was removed as part of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension was donated to the SVR by Transport for West Midlands and the Midland Metro Alliance. '''November 2020''':On 5 November a second national lockdown in England came into effect, and services suspended for releasefour weeks.:[[Helen Smith]] and [[Diane Malyon]] became the first women to join the board of [[SVR(H)]].<ref name="bldec20">[https://www.svrlive.com/bldec20 Branch Lines, December 2020]</ref>:The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] produced a [https://www.fallingsandsviaduct.org.uk/remembering-the-severn-valley. podcast of oral histories from some of the founding volunteers] as part of the [[Falling Sands Viaduct]] project<ref name="bldec20"/>.  '''December 2020''':[[Christmas services]] ran to [[Arley]] for the Railway’s first-ever Christmas show, ''Jingle, Jangle and the Christmas Cookbook''.<ref name="bldec20"/>:On 5 December a power-twin set of vehicles 50933 and 52064 became the first [[Class 108 DMU|DMU]] to operate for two years following bogie repairs, when it operated the Christmas staff train.<ref name="bldec20"/> :On 9 December a special autotrain ran with [[GWR 1450|1450]] and [[GWR 178 Autotrailer Third]] for several trips between Bridgnorth and Highley for the [[Pull Push Limited|owner]] to mark the end of the locomotive's boiler ticket.<ref name="bldec20"/> :The civil engineering work on Falling Sands Viaduct was completed in mid-December with the final piece of corbelling being slotted into place.<ref name=bljan21>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljan21 Branch Lines, January 2021]</ref> :On 17 December [[4930| 4930 Hagley Hall]]’s boiler arrived back from Northern Steam Engineering following its extensive overhaul.:On 29 December snowfall resulted in the day's services bring cancelled.:On 31 December COVID-19 restrictions resulted in services being suspended for the third time.  ==2021==2021 started in a third English national lockdown for the COVD-19 pandemic. All non-essential voluntary work was prohibited and vulnerable staff and volunteers required to 'shield', by staying at home. Vaccines were being rolled out to the population, with the most vulnerable (elderly and front line workers) being given priority. Many SVR staff were furloughed. SVR public trains had been cancelled and The Engine House, the pubs, refreshment rooms and shops closed, with services hoped to recommence in April 2021.  '''January 2021'''*A reduced programme of winter works commenced consolidating works undertaken in 2020, with major works deferred.<ref name=bljan21/>*On 14 January [[John Hill]] died. He had the honour of driving the first passenger train out of Bridgnorth in 1967. '''February 2021'''*On 11 February, during the third COVID-19 lockdown, a particularly egregious act of trespass occurred and was reported in the media. Two trespassers were disturbed by an engineers' train on [[Victoria Bridge]], with abseiling equipment. The police were informed.<ref>[https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/severn-valley-loco-makes-emergency-19825592 Brock, Alexander, 'Severn Valley loco makes emergency stop to avoid trespasser "set to climb off edge of bridge"', Birmingham Mail, 12 February 2021] (Retrieved 15 February 2021)</ref>*On 15 February locomotive 66702 hauled newly converted 69001 from Longport (Stoke) to Kidderminster, for the delayed commencement of a testing contract.*New build 2999 ''Lady of Legend'', GWR Churchward 2900 Saint class 4-6-0, was announced for the 2021 Spring Steam Up event which replaced the Spring Steam Gala. It had been announced for the 2020 event, cancelled due to COVID-19. '''March 2021'''*The SVR announced an end to lineside passes and privately-run photo charters as income received is insignificant when compared to the potential risk these activities naturally contain.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blmar21 Branch Lines, March 2021] (Retrieved 7 March 2021)</ref>*Thieves on 29 and 30 March stole 23 metal signs from [[Arley]].*On 30 March [[4150|GWR Large Prairie 4150]] was shunted out of [[Bewdley Down Yard]] after more than 43 years there, in preparation for a move to [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]] for restoration to be completed.  '''April 2021'''*On 2 April Arts Council England awarded [[Kidderminster Railway Museum|Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust Ltd]] £19,025 through the Government's Culture Recovery Fund.

A table of steam locomotives used since 2020 is shown below. Where detailed mileage records were not published in SVR News, locomotives used are marked 'X'. For [[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR|locomotives hired in]], the table identifies whether they were present either for the Summer (S) or Winter (W). The table does not include locomotives visiting only for rail tours or test running such as 34046 ''Braunton'' and 46100 ''Royal Scot'' in 2020.

| style="text-align:right;" | X347

| style="text-align:right;" | X213

| Out of ticket 2020

| style="text-align:right;" | X1,264

| style="text-align:right;" | X2,235

| style="text-align:right;" | X705

| On hire 2020-21. Out of ticket 2021

| style="text-align:right;" | X2,935

| style="text-align:right;" | X1,437

 | [[42968|1326843106]] | style="text-align:right;" | 1,870

| [[4310675069]]| style="text-align:right;" | X3,941

| style="text-align:right;" | 393

| style="text-align:right;" | 15,340