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===Other notable events===*'''1965''': Formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]].*'''1967''': Arrival of the first locomotives and carriages at Bridgnorth. Formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited | Guarantee Company]]*'''[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1968|1968]]''': Public Inquiry into the granting of the Light Railway Order.*'''1972''': Floatation of [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] *'''1973''': The ‘[[Sir Gerald Nabarro | Nabarro]] crisis’ *'''1978''': First SVR-based steam locomotive to haul a [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | main line rail tour]]*'''1982''': Last use of [[Eardington]] as a request stop*'''1983''': Completion of [[Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge]], Bridgnorth embankment collapse*'''1985''': [[Tales from the Severn Valley#April_Fool.21|City of Truro ‘April Fool’]]*'''1986''': [[Bewdley Bypass Bridge]] completed*'''1987''': [[Kidderminster Station signal box (1987 onwards) | Kidderminster Signal Box]] commissioned*'''1990''': [[Bridgnorth Loco Works#Boiler_shop|Bridgnorth Boiler Shop]] opened, [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]] opened*'''1993''': First overnight running at an Autumn Steam Gala*'''1996''': [[Country Park Halt]] opened*'''2000''': Locomotive fleet ravaged by the ‘boiler crisis’*'''2003''': [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] built*'''2006''': [[Kidderminster]] station building East wing and canopy completed*'''2007''': Last SVR-based steam locomotive to haul a [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | main line rail tour]]*'''2007''': The railway suffered massive [[2007 Storm Damage|storm damage]]*'''2008''': Opening of [[The Engine House]]*'''2010''': 40th Anniversary of operations on the SVR*'''2015''': 50th Anniversary of the SVR in preservation*'''2016''': [[Diesel Depot]] built*'''2018''': [[Bridgnorth#Bridgnorth Development Project|Bridgnorth Development Project]] phase 1 opened Follow the links below to see a timeline history of the SVR in preservationby year.<br><br><b>{| class="wikitable"|-!colspan="2" align="center"|'''Severn Valley Railway timeline since 1965'''|-|[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969 | 1965-1969]]</b> The ||[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1965 | 1965]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1966 | 1966]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1967 | 1967]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1968 | 1968]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Company is formed and the first locomotives arrive.<br>Timeline 1965-1969#1969 | 1969]]|-<b>|[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979 | 1970-1979]]||[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1970 | 1970]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1971 | 1971]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979 #1972 | 1972]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1973 | 1973]]</b> The SVR opens between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade in * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970 and reaches Bewdley in -1979#1974 | 1974, while the locomotive fleet grows.<br>]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1975 | 1975]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1976 | 1976]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1977 | 1977]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1978 | 1978]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1979 | 1979]]|-<b>|[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989 | 1980-1989]]||[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1980 | 1980]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989 #1981 | 1981]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1982 | 1982]]</b> The SVR reaches Kidderminster in * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1983 | 1983]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1984 | 1984.<br>]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1985 | 1985]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1986 | 1986]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1987 | 1987]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1988 | 1988]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1989 | 1989]]|-<b>|[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999 | 1990-1999]]||[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1990 | 1990]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1991 | 1991]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999 #1992 | 1992]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1993 | 1993]]</b> <br>* [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1994 | 1994]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1995 | 1995]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1996 | 1996]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1997 | 1997]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1998 | 1998]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1999 | 1999]]|-<b>|[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009 | 2000-2009]]||[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2000 | 2000]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2001 | 2001]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009 #2002 | 2002]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2003 | 2003]]</b> <br>* [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2004 | 2004]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2005 | 2005]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2006 | 2006]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2007 | 2007]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2008 | 2008]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2009 | 2009]]|-<b>|[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019 | 2010-2019]]||[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2010 | 2010]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2011 | 2011]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019 #2012 | 2012]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010 to date-2019#2013 | 2013]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2014 | 2014]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2015 | 2015]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2016 | 2016]] * [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2017 | 2017]]</b> <br><b>* [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line Timeline 2010-2019#2018 | The 2018]] * [[Severn Valley Railway on the main lineTimeline 2010-2019#2019 | 2019]]</b> SVR locomotives working on the main line.<br> |-<b>|[[Tales from the Severn ValleyRailway Timeline 2020-2029 | 2020-2029]]</b> Sundry stories and reminiscences from the history of the SVR.<br><b>||[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley RailwayTimeline 2020-2029#2020 | 2020]]</b>* |}

*'''[[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 staff (mainly volunteers) who help to operate the railway. The Guarantee Company owns approximately 2517.75% of SVR(H). <ref>SVR(G) 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” is was a separate group run by working volunteers with the objective of providing support to the SVR membership, and particularly the working volunteers. It is currently proposed to merge the activities of The SVRA was merged into the Guarantee Company and the SVRAin October 2015.<ref>SVRA website</ref> The Severn Valley Railway's [[Head Office]] is at 1 Comberton Place, Kidderminster, DY10 1QR.

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:Station personnelStations and Booking Offices:Booking office personnelRostering Signalling  IT and Telecomunications

Carriage Carriages and Wagon Wagons  Catering, Bars and Buffet Cars [[Marketing Department|Marketing]]

Signalling ==Chairmen==A list of Chairmen, and Telecomunicationsthose holding the title of President/Patron of SVR(H), is as follows: '''Severn Valley Railway Society'''*[[Tony Tuite]] 1965*[[John Garth]] 1965-1966, 1967-1969 '''The Guarantee Company'''*[[Andrew Marsden-Smedley]] 1969-1971*[[Sir Gerald Nabarro]] 1971-1973*[[Richard Dunn]] 1973-1975*[[Hugh Mossop]] 1975-1976 (acting Chairman)*John Garth 1976-1979*[[David Williams]] 1979-2020*[[Diane Malyon]] 2020- '''SVR(H)'''*[[Sir Gerald Nabarro]] 1972-1973*[[The Earl of Lindsay|Viscount Garnock]] 1973-1975*[[Hugh Mossop]] 1975-1976*[[Bill Broadbent]] 1976-1987*John Garth 1987-1989*[[David Owen]] 1989-1993*[[Mick York]] 1993-1999, 2002-2011*[[Paul Fathers]] 1999-2002*[[Nick Paul]] C.B.E. 2011-  :'''President''':*[[Viscount Cobham]] 1972-1976*[[The Earl of Lindsay|David, Earl of Lindsay]] 1976-1989:The position of President has not been occupied since, although a number of retired Chairmen and other long-serving officials have been given the honorary position of Vice-President. At the end of 2018 there were 9 current Vice-Presidents.<ref>SVR News 204</ref> :'''Patron'''*HRH The Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO, GCStJ 1997- '''Severn Valley Railway Association'''See [[Severn Valley Railway Association#SVRA_Chairmen|SVRA Chairmen]] '''SVR Charitable Trust''':The SVR Rolling Stock Trust Company Limited::*[[Chris Thomas]]: 2002:*[[Alan Osborne]]: 2003-2005:*Chris Thomas: 2006-2007:*[[Hugh McQuade]]: 2008-2012:Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Limited:*[[Hugh McQuade]] 2012-2019:*[[John Leftwich]] 2019-2020:*[[Peter Copsey]] 2020- (Acting interim Chairman) ==General Managers==The General Manager is the leading manager of both SVR(H) and the Guarantee Company. The position is not currently a Director of either company. SVR General Managers were as follows: *[[Bill Gillett]] (1969-1972)*[[Hugh Mossop]] (1972-1976)*[[Michael Draper]] (1976-1993)*[[Alun Rees]] (1993-2006)*[[Colin Binch]] (2006)<ref>[https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/931179.railway-chief-leaves-position/ 'Railway chief leaves position', Kidderminster Shuttle, 21 September 2006] (Retrieved 4 April 2019)</ref>*[[Nick Ralls]] (2007-2019).<ref>[https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2019/06/25/svr-general-manager-leaves-for-ironbridge/ Shropshire Live 25 June 2019] (Retrieved 28 June 2019)</ref>*[[Helen Smith]] (2019- ) ==See also==*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]*[[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]

*[http://www.svr.co.uk/History.aspx SVR Organisation] (under ‘Consolidation…’)<br>*[http://svrtrust.org.uk/ SVR Charitable Trust website]<br>*[http://www.svr-association.org.uk/index.html SVRA website]==See also==[[Category: The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownershipin preservation]]