*'''1965''': Formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]].
*'''1967''': Arrival of the first locomotives and carriages at Bridgnorth. Formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited | Guarantee Company]]
*'''[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1968|1968]]''': Public Inquiry into the granting of the Light Railway Order.
*'''1972''': Floatation of [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]
*'''1973''': The ‘[[Sir Gerald Nabarro | Nabarro]] crisis’