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==History==
In 1968 SVR News reported that the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]] had started a '100 Club' at the instigation of the Society's Fund Raising Officer Chris George. The cost of entry was to be 5/- (50p25p) per week.<ref>SVR News 12, ''Report of the S.V.R.S. AGM''</ref>. The first weekly draw for the £5 cash prize was held in May 1969, although after a further 5 weeks there were only 87 members out of the 100 (and out of a total SVRS membership of nearly 1,600 at the time), with Chris George still appealing for new members.<ref>SVR News 13, ''SVR 100 Club''</ref> There were no further reports on the club in SVR News after that time. The SVRS merged into the [[Guarantee Company]] in December 1969.
The [[Severn Valley Railway Association]] began a new 100 Club in early 1983, with membership initially managed by Paul Hobson.<ref>SVR News 68, ''Notes of the SVR Association'', Sue Thomas</ref> In 1988 the Association agreed to increase the number of members to become "The 125 Club".<ref>SVR News 90, ''SVRA 125 Club''</ref>
Paul Hobson had to give up running the 125 Club during 1991 owing to 'pressure of business' and was succeeded as organiser by Colin <nowiki>Clark</nowiki>.<ref>SVR News 100, ''SVRA 125 Club''</ref> Under Colin's stewardship the Club grew to become "The 150 Club" in January 1995.<ref>SVR News 113</ref> By winter 1997-98 it had become "The 200 Club"<ref>SVR News 125</ref>, in which form it continued to operate since.
In 2015 the Severn Valley Railway Association merged with the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited| Guarantee Company]]. Colin <nowiki>Clark</nowiki> ran the 200 Club up to 2023.<ref name=bldec18>[https://www.svrlive.com/bldec18 Branch Lines, December 2018]</ref> In 2021 it contributed £5,000 to the Railway<ref>Guarantee Company Annual Report ending 31 December 2022</ref>.
==Membership and raffles==