Changes

*'''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). The SVR also acquired the line between Bewdley and Foley Park, although this was only used on special occasions such as 'Enthusiasts Events'. BR’s use of Bewdley Station and the Foley Park connection had ended in 1970 when onward services from Bewdley ceased; use of the line ended a year earlier when Alveley Colliery closed. *'''July 1984''': '''Bewdley to Kidderminster'''. Use of ‘The Loop’ the last portion under BR ownership 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.

<b>[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969 | 1965-1969]] </b> The Severn Valley Railway Company is formed and the first locomotives arrive.<br><b>[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979 | 1970-1979]] </b> The SVR opens between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade in 1970 and reaches Bewdley in 1974, while the locomotive fleet grows.