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[[File:46443 severn valley railway (3).jpg|thumb|300px|right |Bridgnorth station, viewed from the footbridge]] ...etween ''"maintaining a watching brief"'' and ''"the railway land north of Bridgnorth has been long since sold, and there is now no possibility of Severn Valley

! Up (towards [[Kidderminster]]) !! Down (towards [[Bridgnorth]]) ...bled there]] including [[Rolling stock currently under restoration|rolling stock under restoration]]. Public access to the yard is available during the annu

...:Operational passenger hauling diesel locomotives|passenger hauling diesel locomotives]]. There are also {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Operational diesel shunters}} [[:Catego ...ong term restoration and overhaul. A list of these may be found [[Rolling stock currently under restoration | '''here''']].

! Up (towards [[Kidderminster]]) !! Down (towards [[Bridgnorth]]) | [[Hampton Loade]] (2&frac14; miles)<br> || [[Bridgnorth]] (2&frac14; miles)

The BR Class 108 diesel multiple units (DMU) were built by BR at Derby between 1958 and 1961. They are mainly of aluminium construction, wit Withdrawal of the class from service began in 1990. Unlike some other early models of DMU, the class 108 did not contain asbestos, making them su

== Operational steam locomotives == ...m time to time locomotives may undergo short term repairs or be on hire to other railways. For up to date details of availability, see the [http://www.svr.c

...-6-0 mixed traffic locomotive, one of three of the class locomotives based at the SVR, the others being [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor | 7802 Bradley Manor]] a ...WR 7819 Hinton Manor | 7819 Hinton Manor]]. 7812 was named after the Manor at Erlestoke, a village near Devizes in Wiltshire. It entered service in Janu

|caption = 813 at Highley in November 2016 |events3 = Overhaul begun at Bridgnorth

...1959-10-07.jpeg|thumb|300px|right|6388 passes large numbers of coal wagons at Alveley Sidings in October 1959 ([[Sellick Collection]])]] .... [[Alveley Miners Halt level crossing | Alveley Halt]], which was located at the south (Highley) end of the sidings, was used by miners travelling to th

...ives, goods wagons and the remainder of the carriages are owned by various other groups. !Group name !! Locomotives owned !! Other items owned !! Notes

|caption = 34027 Taw Valley as 21C127 at Bridgnorth, April 2023 ...id, CME of the Southern Railway (SR). Lighter in weight than their sister locomotives, the Merchant Navy class, they could be used on a wide variety of routes in

...|Locomotives]], [[Carriages]] and [[Goods Wagons]], other items of rolling stock may be found on the SVR. These include the following: ...onal ||[[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] || Formerly based at Chester West MPD

...and accidents, and was vacuum braked for that purpose.<ref name = SVR9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref><ref>SVR News 44</ref> ...1982. At the time it was intended to assist with the construction of the [[Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge]], although it was ultimately not used for that purpose.<ref

...a 2-8-2 version before adopting the 10-coupled design,<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Rowledge (1987)]] p. 9.</ref> which shared many similarities wi ...re placed, with deliveries starting in December 1943. The 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 locomotives were built by just two companies, the Vulcan Foundry and the North British

...ine_House_20210718.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The view of the Engine House as a Bridgnorth bound train approaches Highley]] ...ed by the Severn Valley Railway#Highley Colliery | Highley Colliery]]. The other major museum on the railway, [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]], is run by an

*'''May 1970''': '''Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade'''. This section had been closed by BR in 1963. ...rminster had ended in 1982. BR would continue to use the existing station at Kidderminster as part of the Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester line. As it

...oes, a local railway enthusiast, discussed this with a group of colleagues at work. The subject changed to the attempts to reopen part of the Bluebell li ...ekend, and on Monday they responded, suggesting a meeting. This took place at the house of [[Tony Tuite]], a colleague of Beddoes, on the evening of Tues

The SVR in preservation began operating between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade in May 1970. ...unction]] and the [[Foley Park sidings|British Sugar Corporation factory]] at Foley Park.

...ef> The boiler was constructed using an antiquated lap joint design rather than butt joints which had become the norm for railway locomotive boilers by tha ...n to use dumper trucks due to the increasing depth of the quarry, with the locomotives then being used to shunt coal and chalk (the latter from the Company's Tott

|caption = 4150 in course of restoration at Bewdley (Jul 2012) 4150 was built at Swindon and entered service in June 1947. The first allocation was to near

...the available storage space at home. The smaller of the two GWR warehouses at [[Kidderminster]] was identified as a suitable building. It was then still ...signalling equipment and notices. In the afternoon the guests travelled to Bridgnorth and back by train while the founders were able to talk to them on an indivi

...a DMU service from [[Kidderminster]] to the [[Severn Valley Railway|SVR]] at [[Bewdley]] on summer Saturdays and Bank Holidays. ...he SVR participants in the grand parade at the [[Rocket 150]] celebrations at Rainhill on 24-26 May were [[GWR 2251 Class 3205|3205]], [[LMS Ivatt Class

The Severn Valley Railway is home to a number of diesel locomotives. These are used for shunting and also to haul certain passenger services. ...nster TMD]]. However operational diesel locomotives are also stationed at Bridgnorth, Highley and Bewdley.

...ster On-Line</ref> After decommissioning, it had resided for several years at Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Railway before arriving on the SVR in June 1 The Railway originally planned to install it at Bewdley South in the [[Stourport Triangle]]<ref name = "SVRNews56">SVR News

...2 is owned by the Great Western Society at Didcot but was resident on loan at the SVR in the 1960s and 1970s. ...8 passengers and included a large luggage department.<ref name = "SB5">SVR Stock Book 5th edition</ref><ref name = "Didcot">[https://didcotrailwaycentre.org

|caption = 45110 at Highley ...the very last steam locomotives to be used by BR, ending its working life at Lostock Hall Shed, Preston, from where it worked the return portion of the

...am.<ref group="note">The oldest, 4920 Dumbleton Hall, is on static display at Warner Brothers Studio Tours, Tokyo</ref> 4930's sister locomotive [[GWR 49 ...oad Depot]]. As well as Wolverhampton’s Stafford Road and Oxley depots, other pre-War shed allocations included Chester, Tyseley and Leamington as well a

...September also saw picketing of oil refineries and fuel depots in protest at rising fuel prices (unleaded petrol having reached 80p per litre for the fi ...unnel. On 5 November this was overwhelmed, causing a major landslip at the Bridgnorth end with 3 lengths of track left hanging in space and the embankment spread

|caption = 46443 at Kidderminster (June 2011) ...yte notation | 2-6-0 'Mogul']], rated 2MT by BR following nationalisation. Locomotives of this class were often referred to as a "Mickey Mouse". The first 20 were

|caption = 7802 Bradley Manor at Bewdley ...-6-0 mixed traffic locomotive, one of three of the class locomotives based at the SVR, the others being [[GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor | 7812 Erlestoke Manor

...cular coaches have 8 compartments each seating 8 passengers, plus a toilet at each end of the coach. ...C77 Lot 1593, with 1086 entering service in March 1938.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2018)]] p.55.</ref>

|caption = 7819 Hinton Manor at Kidderminster, August 2018 ...f three GWR Collett 7800 Manor class 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotives based at the SVR, the others being [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor | 7802 Bradley Manor]] a

...cular coaches have 8 compartments each seating 8 passengers, plus a toilet at each end of the coach. ...e continued with BR(W) with the carriage initially being re-numbered W1116 at nationalisation and then W1116W following the introduction of BR Mk 1 coach

...become a ‘BR approved’ steam centre, supplying locomotives and rolling stock overhauled to BR standards for use on main line excursions and charters. ...om there. The time spent away could vary from days to months. In between, locomotives would return to the SVR for repairs and overhauls, as well as working servi

...t the time of the 2007 storm damage, and installation of the wheel-drop at Bridgnorth which required a 12,000 cubic foot hole to be dug in the locomotive works. ...or’s tender, temporarily resolved by a loan from the Foxcote Manor Group at Llangollen while new castings were made. Finally 42968 suffered wheel flat

|caption = 5164 at Highley (2010) ...h more than 300 built between 1903 and 1949 to the same basic design. The locomotives were designed to haul semi-fast and suburban passenger services to tight sc

|caption = 7325 at Kidderminster, June 2019 Having introduced a range of standard locomotives designed for heavier services, GWR CME George Jackson Churchward asked his

...filming, being either propelled or hauled into shot as it was not in steam at the time. Its first appearance was as a contractors' locomotive while the l 'The Permanent Way' included at least one small anachronism; the [[Arley]] distant signal is briefly visibl

|caption = 48773 at Bridgnorth, running as LMS 8233 ...The War Department had more than 200 built to order and requisitioned more than 50 others, before the cheaper WD Austerity 2-8-0 was introduced in 1943.

...ding ex officio the chairman (or their nominee) from each of the Railway's other main organisations, [[SVR(H)|Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]] ("SVR(H === SVR Rolling Stock Trust: 2001 to 2012 ===

[[File:Platform 2 at Kidderminster Town - geograph.org.uk - 247100.jpg |thumb|300px|right | Kidd The '''Carriage Repair Works''' is split across two main sites at [[Kidderminster]] and [[Bewdley]]. Both works are closed to the public, exc

|caption = 92212 at Bridgnorth ...ive, one of the final batch of steam locomotives built by British Railways at Swindon Works. The 9F class was the last of the BR Standard classes design

...rvices. It also operates the line's shops, pubs and refreshment rooms at [[Bridgnorth]], [[The Engine House]], [[Bewdley]] and [[Kidderminster]]. ..., one of the [[List of preservation groups|SVR preservation groups]] or to other bodies associated with the railway. Donations to [[Charities associated wit

...assenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS) | Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock]]", meaning that as it was fitted with vacuum brakes, it was allowed to run ...aw Departmental use as an S&T store at Reading, numbered KDB97529.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

|status = Now at South Devon Railway ...950s onward, mostly operating from Shrewsbury although No. 2207 was housed at [[Kidderminster Shed]]. As well as freight duties, they worked occasional s

...ode 'OPEN C', later re-coded ‘TUBE’ during the 1940s.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> ...er service with the GWR and BR(W), 99965 was moved to Internal User duties at the Wolverton Carriage Works as number I/U 023308.<ref name=SB9/>

...igned by H.G. (George) Ivatt for work on secondary and branch line duties. Locomotives of this class were often referred to as a "Mickey Mouse". It is a 2-6-0 'Mo No 46521 was one of the final batch of these locomotives built by BR at the Swindon works in 1953. The Swindon batch incorporated certain modifica

==Carriages formerly at the SVR but later moved elsewhere== ...d by the [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund|EMF]] for use as a stores and Workshop at Bewdley. Left SVR for GWSR before 1998. || [http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/Ca

;9MT:The British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, follow ;Austin:John Austin GRA, renowned Bridgnorth-based railway artist and Fellow of The Guild of Railway Artists

|caption = 12099 at Kidderminster in 2018 ...nly 0-6-0 Class 11 350hp diesel electric shunting locomotive. 120 of these locomotives were built by the LMS and BR between 1945 and 1952.

|caption = D3586 at Bridgnorth, February 2018 ...black striped ends were added in the early 1960s. The locomotive remained at Burton until November 1967, which saw a move to Leicester Midland shed.

|caption = 'D2957' at Bewdley in May 2017, newly renumbered 319290 ...Ellesmere Port ironworks. In February 1960 it was sold to B.I.P. Chemicals at Langley Green where it was used in the sidings on the Stourbridge to Birmin

...built to Diagram 732 and allocated this suffix, 900760 is unique.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref><ref name=Rowland>[[Bibliography#Books|Rowland (199 ...otographed at Bridgnorth in 2015 holding two boilers awaiting entry to the Bridgnorth Boiler Shop.

|caption = 901010 carrying 42968's boiler at Bridgnorth in May 2016 ...ft length for the load which is carried on a steel floor.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

...intended for carrying tanks and other armoured vehicles.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>. ...with rubber "dumb" buffers, thought to have been fitted whilst in service at Patent Shaft.<ref name=TWilmoreFB>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/23604669

...to the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Bedenham, Gosport.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> ...it in Southern Railway colours portraying its parent company origin rather than its military history. The restoration used parts from an original SR brake

|events2 = Attended Rocket 150 at Rainhill }}'''LMS Brake Third Corridor (BTK) 26921''' is an example of the port-hole stock designed by Stanier before the War but implemented by his successors C E Fa

...services, although they were not themselves steam heated.<ref name=SVR>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> ...y numbered 86523 when built by BR in 1958 at St Rollox.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.201.</ref> It entered service in December 1

...y Mark 2 Open, HST sets and Networker Turbo units<ref name = StockBook>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref><ref name = SVRCT>SVR Charitable Trust</ref>. ...1958, transferring to the Western region in June 1981.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.136.</ref>

...y Mark 2 Open, HST sets and Networker Turbo units<ref name = StockBook>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref>. ...t 1955, transferring to the Western region in May 1983.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.136.</ref>

...Mark 2 Open, HST sets and Networker Turbo units.<ref name = StockBook>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref> ...1955, transferring to the Western region in March 1984.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.136.</ref>

...y Mark 2 Open, HST sets and Networker Turbo units<ref name = StockBook>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref><ref name = SVRCT>SVR Charitable Trust</ref>. ...n June 1981. In September 1983 it was renumbered W18686<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] pp.143-4, 119.</ref>

...services, although they were not themselves steam heated.<ref name=SVR>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> ...p.237.</ref> later renumbered 94200 in September 1994.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.232.</ref> This configuration included ro

...nd were equipped with a flat timber floor and chaining down rings.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> ...red by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].<ref name=SB7>SVR Stock Book Seventh Edition.</ref>

...esign. The Fruit D vans were classified as Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS). ...r vans carrying loco part from the Swindon factory to loco sheds).<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

|caption = D1013 Western Ranger at Bewdley in 2009 ...o-word names beginning "Western", hence the type became known as Westerns. Other nicknames included D1000s or 'thousands', and 'wizzers'.

...l Hale || 1973 ||095019512 || No || Pre-preservation photos of the SVR and other local railways ..."Asleft"|'Asleft'||1978||0950053341||No||Memories of life on the footplate at [[Wolverhampton]], [[Kidderminster Shed|Kidderminster]], and Newton Abbot

...cular coaches have 8 compartments each seating 8 passengers, plus a toilet at each end of the coach. ...Longworth (2018)]] p.55.</ref> Under BR, the coach initially became W1146 at nationalisation and W1146W following the introduction of BR Mk 1 coaches in

.... It connected with the [[Wyre Forest Line | Tenbury and Bewdley Railway]] at [[Wyre Forest Line#Cleobury Mortimer | Cleobury Mortimer]]. From there the ...though for the first six months the line speed was limited to 20mph rather than the 25mph permitted as a light railway while the track bed was allowed to c

|caption = LNWR 76738 at Bridgnorth in 2023 ...ht to have been built at Wolverton between 1910 and 1923.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

[[File:Bridgnorth_MPD_v2_20150614.jpg| thumb|400px|right|Bridgnorth MPD including the loco shed, machine shop and boiler shop]] [[File:S7649_Loco_Yard_Bridgnorth_1972_David_Cooke.jpg| thumb|400px|right|Bridgnorth MPD in 1972 (David Cooke)]]

...eas of expertise and component supply, are also available to other rolling stock owners and railways as contract services. ...Boiler Shop]] Foreman and Boiler Contract Foreman.<ref>SVR News 175</ref> At the beginning of 2012 the department was renamed Severn Valley Railway Engi

[[File:Outbuildings at Bewdley Station - geograph.org.uk - 1454696.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bewdley G ...ainting of [[carriages]], although the bulk of carriage repairs take place at [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster]].

:*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwycEcTYk0k Bridgnorth webcam] *[https://svrbridgnorth.wordpress.com/ svrbridgnorth.wordpress.com] Bridgnorth Station. Updated irregularly.

This page lists locomotives which have carried the name 'Severn Valley Railway', or names associated wi ==Locomotives named in honour of the Severn Valley Railway==

This page lists those items of rolling stock actively being restored for use {{As of|2024|lc=y}}. ! style="width: 10%;" | [[Steam Locomotives | Steam locomotives]] !! style="width: 10%;" | Location !! style="width: 10%;" | Completion due

...es details of steam locomotives then resident on the SVR that have visited other railways for galas and special events, or are planned to do so for forthcom ==Steam locomotives timeline 1965-1969==

This page gives details of miscellaneous items of rolling stock that have visited the SVR. Listing is incomplete. ...309''' Plasser & Theurer 07-275 Switch & Crossing Tamper. Used in repairs at [[Sterns]] and elsewhere. Seen leaving Kidderminster by low loader in [http

*1966 Three years after closure of the north end of the line, boilers and other equipment for [[Ironbridge power station]] were moved by rail from Sutton B ...LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443|'Mickey Mouse' 46443]] arrived on the SVR.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

*1923 The GWR [[Bridgnorth steam bus service | Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton]] bus service was taken over by Wolverhampton Corporation. *1945 Ambulance Train 34 was disbanded by the British Army Train Unit at Ostend Quay station, including vehicle 3406 ([[GWR 5804 Brake Third]])

...tographed Collett '4575' 2-6-2T 4578] heading a southbound passenger train at [[Hampton Loade]]. ...n Loade signal box on the SVR Signalling web site]</ref> Token working to Bridgnorth began a fortnight later.<ref>SVR News 28</ref>

...ent a telegram to British Rail asking them to stop taking up the line at [[Bridgnorth]] ...evern Valley Railway]] made round trips over the line with [[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR#2017|five biomass hoppers]].

|image = Fowler No. 17 Bridgnorth.jpg |caption = No. 17 'Highflyer' at Bridgnorth in 1972 (David Cooke)

|caption = 402812 'Yellow Peril' at Bewdley in 1975 (David Cooke) ...two months later. It became surplus to BSC's requirements in 1975.<ref>SVR Stock Book Sixth Edition</ref><ref name=SVR133> SVR News 133 p. 62. “The Early

...locomotives visiting the SVR for contract overhauls. This does not include locomotives such as [[LNWR 3020 Cornwall]], [[GWR 3717 City of Truro]] and [[LMS Stanie ==Steam locomotives==

...wide variety of routes with an equally wide variety of locomotives, steam at first and diesels later. ...ational Service with the Royal Engineers on the famous [[:Category:Rolling stock associated with the Longmoor Military Railway|Longmoor Military Railway]] i

...an overhaul of [[Falling Sands Viaduct]], with trains restricted to the [[Bridgnorth]] to [[Bewdley]] section from 30 December 2019. ...nd Falling Sands Viaduct. The opportunity was taken to install a new point at [[Foley Park]] as part of a long term plan to develop the area.

...ocomotives used since preservation see the [[List of rolling stock|rolling stock pages]]. ...the GWR during World War Two for passenger and freight services and ex-LMS locomotives used by BR. However it does not include the following:

...Trials were held in October 1829 to test George Stephenson's argument that locomotives would provide the best form of motive power for the soon-to-be-completed Li ...Grand Cavalcade' of locomotives and rolling stock in which a number of SVR locomotives and carriages took part.

...s at Shildon - geograph.org.uk - 2470835.jpg | thumb|300px|right| Rail 150 at Shildon included 4 SVR locos (Wikimedia Commons)]] The '''Rail 150''' celebrations took place at the large railway wagon works in Shildon, Co. Durham, in 1975. It was held

The table below lists all steam locomotives which have been present on the SVR in preservation. These principally compr *[[Steam Locomotives|Current residents]]

...empts to list diesels and electrics, grouped between shunters and mainline locomotives, which have been present on the SVR in preservation. These principally comp *[[Diesel Locomotives|Current residents]]