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The Severn Valley Railway in preservation

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Current Organisation: Updated numbers of shareholders and members from SVR News
==Current Organisation==
The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is made up of three companies:<ref>SVR website</ref>
*'''[[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]]''', usually abbreviated to “'''SVR(H)'''”, is the public company that owns the railway’s infrastructure. The SVR has around 15,000 shareholders , who own shares a stake in this company. *'''[[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]]''', commonly referred to as “'''the Guarantee Company'''”, is the SVR’s membership arm and provides the volunteers who help to operate the railway. The Guarantee Company owns approximately 2117.75% of SVR(H).<ref>SVR(G) 2016 2017 report and accounts, p.5</ref> The SVR has around 1312,000 500 members, who are automatically members of this company (all of the around 1,700 volunteers must be members).*'''[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]]''', “'''the Charitable Trust'''”, raises funds to support the SVR. The ongoing objective is objectives are to raise funds for the long-term preservation of rolling stock belonging to the trustand station buildings, while track and other recent initiatives have included funding associated infrastructure. It also includes the education for the SVR’s Heritage Skills Training Academy, benefit of the public and arranging Heritage Lottery support for the restoration provision of [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall | 4930 Hagley Hall]] education and for the SVR Future Fund Endowmentskills training.<ref>SVR Charitable Trust website</ref>
The [[Severn Valley Railway Association]], “SVRA” was a separate group run by working volunteers with the objective of providing support to the SVR membership, and particularly the working volunteers. The SVRA was merged into the Guarantee Company in October 2015.<ref>SVRA website</ref>
Motive Power Department (MPD)
:Bridgnorth Locomotive Works(Engineering Services)
:Bridgnorth Boiler Shop
:Locomotive Crew
:Train crew
:Signalling
:Station personnelStations and Booking Offices:Booking office personnelRostering Signalling  IT and Telecomunications
Permanent Way Department (P.W. Department)
Carriage Carriages and Wagon DepartmentWagons
Signalling Catering, Bars and TelecomunicationsBuffet Cars
==See also==
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