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==Organisation== | ==Organisation== | ||
| − | The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is made up of three companies:<ref>SVR website</ref> | + | The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is made up of three companies:<ref>SVR website</ref> |
*Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC, “SVR(H)”, is the public company that owns the railway’s infrastructure. SVR shareholders own shares in this company. | *Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC, “SVR(H)”, is the public company that owns the railway’s infrastructure. SVR shareholders own shares in this company. | ||
*The Severn Valley Railway Company Ltd, “the Guarantee Company”, is the SVR’s membership arm and provides the staff (mainly volunteers) to operate the railway. The Guarantee Company owns approximately 25% of SVR(H). The SVR has around 13,000 members, who are automatically members of this company (all volunteers must be members). | *The Severn Valley Railway Company Ltd, “the Guarantee Company”, is the SVR’s membership arm and provides the staff (mainly volunteers) to operate the railway. The Guarantee Company owns approximately 25% of SVR(H). The SVR has around 13,000 members, who are automatically members of this company (all volunteers must be members). | ||
*Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd, “the Charitable Trust”, raises funds to support the SVR. The ongoing objective is to raise funds for the long-term preservation of rolling stock belonging to the trust, while other recent initiatives have included funding for the SVR’s Heritage Skills Training Academy, and arranging Heritage Lottery support for the restoration of 4930 Hagley Hall and for the SVR Future Fund Endowment.<ref>SVR Charitable Trust website</ref> | *Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd, “the Charitable Trust”, raises funds to support the SVR. The ongoing objective is to raise funds for the long-term preservation of rolling stock belonging to the trust, while other recent initiatives have included funding for the SVR’s Heritage Skills Training Academy, and arranging Heritage Lottery support for the restoration of 4930 Hagley Hall and for the SVR Future Fund Endowment.<ref>SVR Charitable Trust website</ref> | ||
| − | The Severn Valley Railway Association, | + | The Severn Valley Railway Association, “SVR(A)” is 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 Guarantee Company and the SVR(A).<ref>SVR(A) website</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| + | Services on the SVR began progressively as follows:<br> | ||
| + | *'''May 1970''': Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade. This section had been closed by BR in 1963. | ||
| + | *'''May 1974''': Hampton Loade to Bewdley (services as far as Highley began a month earlier). BR’s use of Bewdley Station ended in 1970 when onward services ceased; use of the line ended a year earlier when Alveley Colliery closed. | ||
| + | *'''July 1984''': Bewdley to Kidderminster. Use of ‘The Link’ for commercial traffic from Foley Park to Kidderminster had ended in 1982. BR would continue to use the existing station at Kidderminster as part of the Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester line. As it was not feasible to share this station, the SVR built their own adjacent station, Kidderminster Town. | ||
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Follow the links below to see a timeline of the SVR in preservation.<br><br> | Follow the links below to see a timeline of the SVR in preservation.<br><br> | ||
[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969 | 1965-1969]] The Severn Valley Railway Company is formed and the first locomotives arrive.<br> | [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969 | 1965-1969]] The Severn Valley Railway Company is formed and the first locomotives arrive.<br> | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 18 January 2015
Contents
Organisation
The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) is made up of three companies:[1]
- Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC, “SVRSevern Valley Railway(H)”, is the public company that owns the railway’s infrastructure. SVRSevern Valley Railway shareholders own shares in this company.
- The Severn Valley Railway Company Ltd, “the Guarantee Company”, is the SVRSevern Valley Railway’s membership arm and provides the staff (mainly volunteers) to operate the railway. The Guarantee Company owns approximately 25% of SVRSevern Valley Railway(H). The SVRSevern Valley Railway has around 13,000 members, who are automatically members of this company (all volunteers must be members).
- Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd, “the Charitable Trust”, raises funds to support the SVRSevern Valley Railway. The ongoing objective is to raise funds for the long-term preservation of rolling stock belonging to the trust, while other recent initiatives have included funding for the SVRSevern Valley Railway’s Heritage Skills Training Academy, and arranging Heritage Lottery support for the restoration of 4930 Hagley Hall and for the SVRSevern Valley Railway Future Fund Endowment.[2]
The Severn Valley Railway Association, “SVRSevern Valley Railway(A)” is run by working volunteers with the objective of providing support to the SVRSevern Valley Railway membership, and particularly the working volunteers. It is currently proposed to merge the activities of the Guarantee Company and the SVRSevern Valley Railway(A).[3]
History
Services on the SVRSevern Valley Railway began progressively as follows:
- May 1970: Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade. This section had been closed by BRBritish Rail or British Railways in 1963.
- May 1974: Hampton Loade to Bewdley (services as far as Highley began a month earlier). BRBritish Rail or British Railways’s use of Bewdley Station ended in 1970 when onward services ceased; use of the line ended a year earlier when Alveley Colliery closed.
- July 1984: Bewdley to Kidderminster. Use of ‘The Link’ for commercial traffic from Foley Park to Kidderminster had ended in 1982. BRBritish Rail or British Railways would continue to use the existing station at Kidderminster as part of the Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester line. As it was not feasible to share this station, the SVRSevern Valley Railway built their own adjacent station, Kidderminster Town.
Follow the links below to see a timeline of the SVRSevern Valley Railway in preservation.
1965-1969 The Severn Valley Railway Company is formed and the first locomotives arrive.
1970-1979 The SVRSevern Valley Railway opens between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade in 1970 and reaches Bewdley in 1974, while the locomotive fleet grows.
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway website
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Charitable Trust website
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway(A) website
Links
SVR Organisation (under ‘Consolidation…’)
SVR Charitable Trust website
SVRA website
