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...The official stance of the SVR has over time varied between ''"maintaining a watching brief"'' and ''"the railway land north of Bridgnorth has been long ...two new build projects, BR Class 3 locomotive [[BR 3MT 82045 | 82045]] and a replica of the Trevithick locomotive [[Catch Me Who Can]].

...f the SVR, located within the county of Worcestershire. The railway shares a [[Connection to Network Rail|railway link at this location to the Network R ...ectly to the historic nature and atmosphere of the railway, and is home to a large covered concourse, booking office, and facilities for visitors. It is

Arley station has two platforms and a [[Arley signal box|signal box]], allowing trains travelling in opposite dir ...laid at a cost of £367,000.<ref>Railway Magazine September 2010</ref><ref>SVR(H) Report and Accounts for year ending 31 December 2011, page 3.</ref>

...[[Kidderminster Loop Line| Loop Line]] opened in 1878. This page sets out a history of the Severn Valley Railway, including the Loop, from planning to ...he line was planned as an extension to the proposed [[Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway]] ("OW&W") and would have been built to the GWR's broad gauge. The

...events in 2023 more than 40 years since regular timetabled trains ceased. A dedicated 'Friends of Eardington Station' team under Station Master Steve D ...g locomotives watered there for the first time (see below).<ref name=SVR25>SVR News 25, ''Eardington Station'', David Marchant</ref>

A signal box at [[Bridgnorth]] that works to [[Hampton Loade signal box|Hampt Bridgnorth has had a number of signal boxes during its existence. Initially construction of two

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...The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Organisation | SVR(H)]] or [[The SVR Trust | The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust]], most of the locomotiv | [[4566 Group]] || [[GWR Small Prairie 4566]] ||[[GWR 134290 Fruit A Van]] ||

...s recovered from 16600 are incorporated in most restored LNER carriages on SVR, but unfortunately no photographs of it have come to light. ...e time the [[The LNER Carriage Group | LNER Carriage Group]] was formed as a department within the Trust, having common volunteers with the Fund<ref>Coa

...to London. Keith Beddoes, a local railway enthusiast, discussed this with a group of colleagues at work. The subject changed to the attempts to reopen ...does, on the evening of Tuesday 29 June. Those present decided to organise a public meeting and arrangements to advertise this were put in hand<ref name

...sets, or rakes, although it is not uncommon to see more than one livery in a train as individual carriages are temporarily withdrawn for repair or maint ...8 to 1947) in GWR Chocolate & Cream. The SVR is in the process of creating a second GWR set (GW1) which will consist of early (1910 to early 1930s) stoc

|events1 = Arrived on SVR ...ater numbered '''2968''' and '''42968''', is the sole surviving example of a '''Stanier Mogul''', one of the first classes designed by Stanier after his

|events1 = Purchased by SVR(H) |events2 = Arrived on SVR

|events1 = Arrived on SVR from DFR |events2 = Left the SVR for overhaul

|events2 = Acquired by SVR ...f which only 10 were built, used the 'Standard 10' GWR boiler. Unlike the SVR’s other panniers, 1501 has outside cylinders.

...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]] and [[GWR ...rrangements in the 1950s, resulting in a narrower chimney. They also built a further 10 in 1950, and rated the class 5MT.

...lebury main line. There is no direct access between the footbridge and the SVR. ...rsdon, Peter, 'My Railway Journey', SVR News 215, Autumn 2021, p. 52</ref> A new bridge was installed in October 2022.

|events1 = Arrived on SVR ...class of 175 small mixed traffic locomotives mainly used on branch lines. A further 100 Collett 4575 Class small prairies were also produced with large

|events1 = Arrived on the SVR ...R Collett 5700 class 0-6-0PT''' 'pannier tank', one of two examples on the SVR (the other being [[GWR Pannier 5764 | 5764]]).

|events1 = Arrived on SVR in working order ...ds Division (Ex WR) & Gloucester District - Locomotive Route Availability (Branch Lines)- June 1963] Retrieved 7 January 2017</ref> although elsewhere the cl

|events1 = Arrived on SVR |events2 = Entered service on SVR

|events1 = Arrived on SVR in working order 48773 is an '''LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0''' heavy freight locomotive. A total of 852 were built between 1935 and 1946 (not all to LMS order). As we

...Tunnel''' (Bridge 32) is the shorter of the two tunnels on the present day SVR, being only 40 yards 2 feet in length.<ref name=Marshal>[[Bibliography#Book ...of Eardington Bank. To the north of the tunnel, the cutting continues for a short distance before reaching the site of the former [[Knowlesands Sidings

...ten abbreviated to '''SVR(H)'''. A Severn Valley Railway shareholder owns a share of this Company and is entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting. ...ther locomotives and rolling stock to be based on the line. It employs the SVR's paid staff, operates the trains, is responsible for safety, and provides

...|Severn Valley Railway Company]] (the Guarantee Company) and later assumed a particular responsibility for representing the views of the working members ...posed to wind up the Guarantee Company in which the individual members had a direct interest.

...he British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F fo ;32xx:A GWR 2251 Class 0-6-0 engine

DRG 64 305 was briefly resident on the SVR between 1975 and 1977. The DRG Class 64 was a standard passenger train tank engine with a wheel arrangement of 1'C1' ([[UIC classification]]) or 2-6-2 ([[Whyte notat

|events4 = Ownership passed to the SVR Charitable Trust ...engers in one large saloon, with a small entrance vestibule at one end and a larger vestibule with two toilets at the other. Officially these carriages

|events1 = Preserved on SVR ...he designation "Tourist" referred to the use of 2+2 seating either side of a central aisle, as opposed to the 'ordinary' Standard Open (SO) which had 3

.... In particular the daily Stourbridge – Tenbury Goods would regularly be a Stourbridge (84F) based loco. Kidderminster shed also housed locomotives se ...olumns and pits served the two roads into the shed. The picture also shows a small sand furnace building to the right of the water column. The coaling s

...t each end of the carriage. Passengers could pass through the carriage via a gangway along one side. ...conversion into a "Wheelchair Diner", providing much needed access to the SVR's Dining Services.

...t of the [[Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway]]. In 1862 it became a junction station as the southernmost station on the Severn Valley Railway, ...ruary 1862 with the opening of the Severn Valley Railway. Construction of a new station more appropriate to its new status was authorised on 6 April 18

...yre Forest Line. Books in print are normally stocked in [[List of shops | SVR gift shops]]. Those not in print can often be found in [[List of shops | s ..."|Michael Hale || 1973 ||095019512 || No || Pre-preservation photos of the SVR and other local railways

...r and Bridgnorth is shown below. The diagram, which is reproduced from the SVR Visitor Guide Eighth Edition (2001), is based on official GWR documents. ...ated), thus on leaving Kidderminster the line initially goes downhill with a gradient of 1 in 112. ‘L’ indicates level. According to the GWR gradi

|events1 = Preserved on SVR ...d no arm rests permitting 8 passengers per compartment.<ref name=Stockbook>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>

.../ref> At the 15 January 2024 General meeting it was decided to wind up the Branch. ...Railway (Holdings) PLC#Notable_shareholdings| several thousand shares]] in SVR(H).

...6639918873 Heaton Mersey diesel depot]) and the Boiler Shop. There is also a pattern shop, where patterns for castings are made and stored. ...78 to the rear of the ex-Portskewett Shed, adjacent to the Goods Shed.<ref>SVR News 49</ref>

...al''' at Stourport, with a canal basin being built in the 1880s to provide a connection to the railway. The [[Kidderminster Loop Line]] also crosses ove ...shire Canal, known locally as the 'Staffs & Worcs', was promoted mainly by Wolverhampton businessmen and it received its Act on 14 May 1766. James Brindley was appo

[[File:Bushbury & Wolverhampton RJD 80.jpg|300px|right|Early railways around Wolverhampton (Wikimedia Commons)]] ...]. Although it was not situated on the Severn Valley Railway, the town had a number of associations with it.

This page is an attempt to compile a list of all web sites relating to the Severn Valley Railway. ===SVR Organisation===

[[File:BSicon_STR.svg|25px]] To [[Tenbury Branch|Tenbury]] & [[Bridgnorth]] ...ided a connection to Birmingham and the West Midlands without the need for a reversal at [[Hartlebury]].

[[File:Station Truck 3.jpg|thumb|400px|right |Example of a Station Truck label]] ...o cater for small consignments that were individually insufficient to form a full wagon load.

*[[SVR in OO gauge | Kidderminster, Arley and Bridgnorth in OO gauge by Malcolm Ya ...Manor model]] commissioned by the Wolverhampton SVR branch [http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/7819/announce_model.html]

....jpg |thumb|300px|right|Coal model of 7819 Hinton Manor, SVR Wolverhampton Branch]] ...ited edition of 100 models of [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor]] in 2004, featuring a Bachmann Body, Comet loco chassis, Mainly Trains tender chassis and Markits

...relevant to the Severn Valley Railway, including the Loop and the Tenbury Branch are: ! ELR !! Original Severn Valley Railway !! Present day SVR !! Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk

...nd was a Member of Parliament for 15 years. In business, he liked to take a directorship or similar management role in projects with which he was assoc Peto began a civil engineering partnership in 1834 with his cousin Thomas Grissell. An e

...right|Carnarvon arrives at Bridgnorth by lorry in 1969]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. ...the West Midland & Severn Valley Companies Act.<ref name=SVR69>Article in SVR News 69</ref>

...s at Bridgnorth in November 1904. (Sellick Collection)]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. ...ice]] between [[Bridgnorth|Bridgnorth station]] and [[Wolverhampton]].<ref>SVR News 13</ref>

...n of Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge began on 1 November 1982]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. ...West Midland Railway]] from opening, instead of the [[Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway|OWW]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 42.</ref>

A brief description of the 5600 Class is included in [[GWR 5600 class 6634]]. .... Between 1934 and 1939, 6695 was transferred to freight work at Oxley and Wolverhampton Stafford Road. At the outbreak of war 6695 was transferred to Swansea East

...al Technician for a private architect's practice, Staffordshire County and Wolverhampton City Councils, engaged in conservation and school schemes. ...erection as [[Arley signal box]], starting a close lifelong association as a volunteer at [[Arley]], helping to run and maintain the station.

'''Jack Bond''' is a long-serving SVR Volunteer. He was Chairman of the [[Severn Valley Railway Association]] bet ...idgnorth Station was sometimes referred to as "Jack Bond and Company".<ref>SVR News 19, Severn Valley, an Individualistic Perspective by Richard H. Pout.<

...("WMR") and subsequently by the GWR from August 1863, the Company retained a separate identity until it was fully amalgamated into the GWR on 1 July 187 ...w Town. It then passed east of the Apley estate before joining the Madeley Branch of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway.

*Proposals for railways connecting Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth; ...topic.php?t=4280&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=120 ''Early history of the SVR on the British Newspaper Archive''" thread].

...tation building located on Platform 1, the Down (northbound) platform. The SVR and mainline stations are less than 100 yards apart and share the same stat [[File:BritainFromAbove Kidderminster YardStation.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A 1938 aerial photograph of Kidderminster, showing the area around the statio

The SVR in preservation has been home to or associated with a number of '''heritage buses and other road vehicles'''. ...g 26 downstairs and 27 upstairs. The upstairs seating uses long seats with a side sunken gangway, allowing the bodywork to be one foot lower than the co

...The GWR Act of 19 July 1875 duly granted a further 2 year extension, with a revised deadline for completion of 18 July 1877.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|M ...op was completed in time for a Board of Trade inspection on 22 March 1878. A further Board of Trade inspection on 29 May authorised the opening of the L

...ails and examples of the types of '''locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service''' from opening in 1862 until closure. For informatio *LNWR or LMS locomotives which ran over the [[Tenbury Branch]] and [[Kidderminster Loop Line]] via Bewdley under running rights before t

...iver rises in the Clent Hills in north Worcestershire, initially following a generally north-easterly course, before turning north into the West Midland ...de. South of Kidderminster, the Stour and canal pass under the present day SVR at [[Falling Sands Viaduct]].

'''Edward Wilson''' was a civil and locomotive engineer noted for his work on the development of rail ...oup="note"> Edward Brown Wilson, the owner of E. B. Wilson and Co, was not a relation.</ref>

...also [[Bewdley]], [[Kidderminster]] and [[Stourport]] on the Severn Valley branch. ...e transport of goods by railway rather than by canal and river. He married a local woman, Mary Dickinson, in 1852. They were to have ten children.

...essful proposals for railways linking Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth]], the "Wolverhampton & Bridgenorth Railway" of 1860 and the "South Staffordshire & Central Wales ...arley-hall/ Arley Castle on Dicamillo]</ref> while Arley Arboretum remains a popular attraction. Edwardian era postcards were also captioned "Arley".<r

All GWR and BR-era fares quoted are for a single journey, unless stated otherwise. Those fares are shown as originall ...d<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 84.</ref><ref group="note">A contemporary newspaper report on the opening of the [[Kidderminster Loop Li

...ailway companies which eventually became part of the Great Western Railway branch network. ...rent names. The relevant section of the GWR 1902 timetable referred to the branch as "Wellington, Much Wenlock and Craven Arms", while the BR(W) Service Time