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...ong term restoration and overhaul. A list of these may be found [[Rolling stock currently under restoration | '''here''']]. ==Current SVR rolling stock==

[[File:6695 Victoria Bridge Severn Valley Railway.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Goods train crossing Victoria Bridge]] [[File:2857 20180602.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Goods train at Highley]]

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...reservation#Organisation | SVR(H)]] or [[The SVR Trust | The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust]], most of the locomotives, goods wagons and the remainder ...[[:Category:Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund | Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] for a full list.

|image = Longmoor Military Railway Gordon Severn Valley Railway.jpg ...n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_the_Big_Engine 'Gordon the Big Engine'] in The Railway Series books by Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry.

...Colliery]]. The other major museum on the railway, [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]], is run by an independent charitable organisation. ...ormal services operate are between 10.30am and 5.00pm, with last admission at 4.30pm; times may vary during special events.

...feasible to share this station, the SVR built their own adjacent station, Kidderminster Town. *'''1965''': Formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]].

Significant events in the history of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation between 1965 and 1969 are set out below. ...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

Significant events in the history of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation between 1970 and 1979 are set out below. ...unction]] and the [[Foley Park sidings|British Sugar Corporation factory]] at Foley Park.

...ted lap joint design rather than butt joints which had become the norm for railway locomotive boilers by that time.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Shaw (1998)]] p ...which can be seen in the picture below) in addition to the sprung buffers. At some time before the war RPC began to use dumper trucks due to the increasi

...rriages are not unusual. Carriage repairs and restorations are carried out at the [[Carriage Repair Works]]. ...g a second GWR set (GW1) which will consist of early (1910 to early 1930s) stock in older liveries.

At the outset of the Second World War the saloon coaches used in the Royal Tra ...7) and Queen’s Saloon (No 799, Diagram 2055, Lot 1168) were the heaviest railway carriages to run in Britain, weighing 56 tons apiece, while the Brake and P

...er_Railway_Museum_20170618.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Kidderminster Railway Museum building]] ...two-storey former GWR grain and wool warehouse adjoining [[Kidderminster | Kidderminster station]].

Significant events in the history of the [[Severn Valley Railway]] in preservation between 1980 and 1989 are set out below. ...a DMU service from [[Kidderminster]] to the [[Severn Valley Railway|SVR]] at [[Bewdley]] on summer Saturdays and Bank Holidays.

[[File: 12099 Turntable 20160716.jpg |right|300px|thumb|Kidderminster turntable]] ...rntable was transferred from the [[Turntable Fund]] to the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|SVR Charitable Trust]] on 15 September 2009.<ref>SVR N

...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 ...troduced ATC gear. It entered service at the [[Wolverhampton#Wolverhampton Railway Works | Wolverhampton Stafford Road Depot]]. As well as Wolverhampton’s

Significant events in the history of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation between 2000 and 2009 are set out below. 2000 saw the railway hit by a ‘boiler crisis’.

...ent form in 1936. It has been on loan to the SVR from the National Railway Museum since 1981. Articulation involves two carriages sharing a single bogie. For a railway regularly using fixed formation sets, this yields potential benefits in ter

Significant events in the history of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation between 2010 and the present date are set out below. ...d at 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 locomot

|caption = 7325 at Kidderminster, June 2019 ...oved to increase route availability, being renumbered into the 7300 series at the same time.

...istopher Rowlands was also credited as the film editor for God's Wonderful Railway. ...ime periods in the history of the railway, through the eyes of a fictional railway family. In each story the main protagonist is a boy in his early to mid-te

95353 was built at Swindon in 1916 to Diagram V16. It is a typical 'Mink A' covered goods van 95353 was previously preserved at the Rutland Railway Museum (now known as 'Rocks by Rail'). In February 2014 it was acquired by [[The

..., after almost 100 years, it ended its working days storing engine coolant at Reading Diesel Depot. ...onalarchives.gov.uk/20130410151933/http://www.dft.gov.uk/rhc/artefacts.asp Railway Heritage Committee (web archive)]</ref>

...1 between 1912<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> and 1913.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> It saw service with the GWR, BR(W) and ...similar wagon number [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR|13260]]<ref>SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition, "Vehicles scrapped on the SVR"</ref> which had been ac

|image = 102691 at Highley.jpg |caption = GWR 102691 at Highley Shortly after restoration in 2016

|construc = Cornish Railway (rebuilt by GWR) ...601 1Ton 10cwt Hand Crane''' is on static display at Kidderminster Railway Museum.

|caption = 643 at Highley in July 2019 ...)]] p. 259.</ref><ref>[http://www.srpsmuseum.org.uk/10029.htm The Scottish Railway Preservation Society website] (Retrieved 30 August 2021)</ref>.

|construc = Metro Cammell<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> ...Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)|Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)]], ‘brown vehicles’ of this type being fitted for use in passen

==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

...ill:Alfred John Hill, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Eastern Railway 1912-1922 ...strong, Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Superintendent of the Great Western Railway 1864-1877

...ke van]], the open verandah was boarded in with two small windows included at the front. They were fitted with a split 'stable door' arrangement, and dou ...ritable Trust]</ref> were based for some years at the Bulmers Steam Centre at Hereford until its closure in 1990.

...uated. The following month the Ideal Stocks Committee was appointed by the Railway Executive to determine the future requirements for locomotives, carriages a ...condemned as an MCO in 1978 and subsequently transferred to Internal User stock as number 041451 in 1980. In that role it was allocated to Immingham TMD wh

...ugh by 1990 all but 4 had been cut up as beyond economical repair.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> ...ch it was given the fictitious livery of Highley Mining Co No 136.<ref>SVR Stock Book Seventh Edition</ref>

|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

...eating. The central Guard's area was flanked by large luggage compartments at each end of the carriage. Passengers could pass through the carriage via a ...Branch]] and arrived on the SVR on 25 November 1986 from Bristol.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

...ay 4-wheeled 5 plank open goods wagon is stored at [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]. ...o.uk/bluebell/pics/3346.html 3346 from 1914], can be found at the Bluebell Railway. Several SR built versions exist on other lines.

...The Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey does not record its number.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> *[http://www.ws.rhrp.org.ok/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=14805 Van detail on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]

|caption = 52255 outside Kidderminster Railway Museum in 2016 '''LNER Gresley Open Third (TO) 52255''' was built at York in 1935 to Diagram Number 186 Lot number 594.

|caption = GWR 9654 at Kidderminster (Apr 2017) Articulation involves two carriages sharing a single bogie. For a railway regularly using fixed formation sets, this yields potential benefits in ter

34606 was built at Gloucester in 1955 to Diagram 181 (AB201), Lot 30141. It entered service in ...n the photograph. At other times it is normally stored in or around the [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed|carriage shed]]. It carries the later Departmental number but

|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>

|caption = BSC 13 at Kidderminster Railway Museum in 2024 ...one of 10 donated to the SVR in July 1969 by the British Sugar Corporation at [[Foley Park]]. A further four were donated in May 1971, although by 1990 a

...[Foley Park| Foley Park factory]] where it was numbered 7<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>. ...one of 10 donated to the SVR in July 1969 by the British Sugar Corporation at Foley Park. A further four were donated in May 1971, although by 1990 all b

...ark| Foley Park factory]] where it was numbered B.S.C.18.<ref name=SB7>SVR Stock Book Seventh Edition</ref> ...h 11 were initially used and 3 dismantled for spare parts. It was restored at Bewdley in late 1970 and branded ‘NE LOCO’ after which it was used to r

'''Bridgnorth Loco Works''' is the home to [[Severn Valley Railway Engineering Services]] and is the SVR's main steam locomotive maintenance, ...</ref> However when construction of the loco shed began in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1976 | March 1976]], it was done using parts of the form

...mation in 1965, the Severn Valley Railway has won many awards from various railway, heritage, tourism or other organisations. ...ey Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1969|1969]] Tyseley Cup winner: Best exhibit at the open day on 28 September, for [[3205]] and three GWR carriages.<ref>SVR

...n attempt to compile a list of all web sites relating to the Severn Valley Railway. *[https://www.svrtrust.org.uk svrtrust.org.uk] Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust. Updated periodically.

This page lists locomotives which have carried the name 'Severn Valley Railway', or names associated with locations on or near it. ==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}}. | [[BR Class 08 D3802|08635]] || [[Diesel Depot | Kidderminster Diesel Depot]]|| || || Harrier hydro shunter conversion to run on hydrog

...ration project.<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rolling-stock-movements.7891/page-21 National Preservation Forum]</ref> The photos below show the restoration work in progress at various dates since. {{As of|2024|03}} the majority of the steelwork has be

*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1965|1965]] The [[Severn Valley Railway Society]] held a public meeting in Bridgnorth, generating publicity and sup ...Travel required a 'day membership', as the SVR had not been granted an LRO at that stage.<ref>SVR News 11</ref>

*[[The Severn Valley Railway Company (19th Century)#1854|1854]] SVR Chairman Jonathan Thorp resigned and ...tographed Collett '4575' 2-6-2T 4578] heading a southbound passenger train at [[Hampton Loade]].

...Sharp Stewart ||May 2011 to date||Contract overhaul for the Beamish Living Museum of the North. ...R || 42 || B-B || Bury Hydraulic Group || 2018 || Based at East Lancashire Railway. Lifted to enable the bogies to go to Tyseley TMD for tyre turning.

Significant events in the history of the Severn Valley Railway in preservation between 2020 and the present date are set out below. ...rrent events on the SVR can be found [[Current events on the Severn Valley Railway | '''here''']].

The railway reopened in February 2020 as planned, operating between [[Bridgnorth]] and ...would close. It also launched an emergency appeal for funding to help the railway survive. By 24 March this had raised £50,000.

...ocomotives used since preservation see the [[List of rolling stock|rolling stock pages]]. *LNWR or LMS locomotives which ran over the [[Tenbury Branch]] and [[Kidderminster Loop Line]] via Bewdley under running rights before the BR era

...r_Hampton_Loade_20170812.jpg|thumb|300px|right| PSL 193 'Plimsoll' arrives at Hampton Loade in 2017]] ...road runs, a live steam model railway and the operation of [[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR|PSL 193 'Plimsoll']], Mark Saville’s 1957 Series 1 2-lit

...s at Shildon - geograph.org.uk - 2470835.jpg | thumb|300px|right| Rail 150 at Shildon included 4 SVR locos (Wikimedia Commons)]] ...to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825.

*Locomotives visiting during railtours which worked beyond Kidderminster. | Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST