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*A new buffet building was installed at [[Bewdley]].
*New cylinder patterns were produced for [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor|7802 Bradley Manor]].
*The SVR announced a new [[Unlimited Pass|Loyalty Pass]] to replace the Annual Family Pass, now available to individuals, couples, less-able visitors or families.
'''February 2020'''
*On 24 November More4 broadcast an episode of [[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway#Documentary|Britain's Scenic Railways]] featuring the SVR.
*A new [[Christmas services|Christmas service]], the Enchanted Express, first ran. It was a sell out.
*The SVR announced the [[Loyalty Pass]] would end.
*[[GWR Large Prairie 5164]] transferred to the ownership of [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]].
'''April 2022'''
The SVR launched a new [[Unlimited Pass]] to replace the former Loyalty Pass.
*[[WD 71516 Welsh Guardsman]] operated its first public trains on the SVR in preparation for its appearance that month at the [[Spring Steam Gala]].
*Around 7,500 visitors attended the Spring Steam Gala over the four days. For context, pre-pandemic visitor numbers peaked at around 4,500 for what was usually a three-day spring event. The last [[Autumn Steam Gala]] to attract that many visitors was in 2008 (7,596), the first 'proper' gala after the [[2007 Storm Damage]].
*It was announced that [[David Williams]] was to step down as editor of [[Severn Valley Railway News|SVR News]], a role he had held for more than 57 years.<ref>Heritage Railway issue 313, p.106.</ref>
*The 'Survival Fund' had raised nearly £500,000 of its £1,500,000 target.<ref>The Railway Magazine, January 2024 issue 313</ref>.
'''December 2023'''
*Christmas week saw the first [[Diesel galas|winter diesel gala]].
==2024==
'''January 2024'''
*The 2023 season ended with the SVR's first [[Winter Steam Gala]] on 6-7 January 2024. The event saw a return to passenger services after a lengthy overhaul for Stanier Mogul [[429682968]] (running as LMS 2968) and also saw the retirement of 'Flying Pig' [[43106]] at the end of its ticket. It attracted more than 2,500 paying passengers, with revenue twice as much as had been expected.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljan24 Branch Lines January 2024]</ref> '''February 2024'''*SVR individuals and groups won three [[Awards|HRA awards]].*February half-term services were reintroduced. '''March 2024'''*The SVR gained a few more yards of infrastructure when [[50035]] was used to test out the new [[Foley Park sidings]] and [[Ground Frames at Foley Park|ground frame]], the first locomotive to access it.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/svrofficial/posts/pfbid02M7MmEHiutpafkpGdygDmaPFa8CpzhRNZLJDn7PSQmx1BLBNgQPTqcuSmohMvpCCtl SVR Facebook post 13 March 2024] (Retrieved 14 March 2024)</ref>*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Peppercorn_Class_A2_60532_Blue_Peter LNER-designed Peppercorn Class A2 No. 60532 Blue Peter] arrived for running in and testing, following overhaul, in preparation for its future mainline duties. '''April 2024'''*New-build locomotive 6880 ‘Betton Grange’ did not appear at the [[Spring Steam Gala]] for what would have been its first runs in traffic. There was insufficient time to organise transport and allow sufficient loaded testing for it to take part, as had been planned.
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