Links

This page is an attempt to compile a list of all web sites relating to the Severn Valley Railway.

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• www.svr.co.uk The official SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society web site. Updated regularly.
• www.svrlive.com The official SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society web site for members, shareholders and enthusiasts. Updated regularly.
• www.svr-vlo.org.uk SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society Volunteer Liaison Office. Updated periodically.
• svrtrust.org.uk Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust. Updated regularly.

Stations

• www.bewdleystation.co.uk Bewdley Station. Updated regularly.
• www.highleystation.co.uk Highley Station. Inactive.
• svrbridgnorth.wordpress.com Bridgnorth Station. Updated regularly.

Steam locomotives

• www.gwr813.org 813. Updated periodically.
• www.1501pta.jimdo.com 1501. Updated periodically.
• www.2857.org.uk 2857. Inactive, last updated 2013.
• www.4150.org.uk 4150. Updated periodically.
• www.4930hagleyhall.org.uk 4930. Updated regularly.
• www.gw-svr-a.org.uk 7325. Updated regularly.
• www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk 7802 and 7812. Updated periodically.
• staniermogulfund.org.uk/ 42968. Updated regularly.
• wilt.jimdo.com 686 and 2047. Regular 2047 overhaul updates.
• www.8fsociety.co.uk 48773. Updated irregularly.
• www.82045.org.uk 82045. Updated monthly.
• www.catchmewhocan.org.uk Updated irregularly.

Diesel locomotives

• www.svr-dmu.org.uk/ DMUDiesel Multiple Unit. Updated regularly.
• www.westernchampion.co.uk D821, D7029. Updated periodically.
• www.class50alliance.co.uk 50007, 50031, 50035, 50044, 50049. Inactive.
• www.fiftyfund.org.uk/ The Fifty Fund exists to support the locomotives owned and operated by The Class 50 Alliance Ltd. 50007, 50031, 50035, 50044, 50049. Updated regularly.
• www.westernlocomotives.co.uk D1013, D1062. Updated periodically.
• www.svrdiesels.co.uk/ Severn Valley diesels online shop, supporting specialist facilities for the maintenance of the diesel fleet.

Other

• www.fallingsandsviaduct.org.uk/ The Falling Sands Viaduct restoration project.
• www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society) Coach Fund. Updated regularly.
• www.gw-svr-a.org.uk GW(SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society) Association. Updated regularly.
• www.barryrailwaycarriagetrust.org.uk BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. Railway Carriage Trust. Updated periodically.
• www.svrwagons.uk Wagon Department
• www.krm.org.uk Kidderminster Railway Museum. Updated periodically.
• www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society Wolverhampton Branch. Updated periodically.
• www.svrsig.org.uk SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society S&TSignals & Telegraph Department. Updated irregularly.
• www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/ Railway Museum (formerly the NRMNational Railway Museum).
• www.paddockrailway.uk Paddock Garden Railway. Updated periodically.

Discussion forums and social media

Facebook includes both pages (www.facebook.com/XYZ) and groups (www.facebook.com/groups/XYZ). All Facebook pages and those groups marked (Public) listed below may be accessed without a Facebook account. Where Facebook groups are marked as (Private), you will need to have a Facebook account and join the group to be able to see the content.

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• forum.svr-online.org.uk SVRA forum. Discussion forum. New posts daily.
• Unofficial Severn Valley Railway Facebook group. New posts daily. (Private)
• Severn Valley Railway Official Facebook page.
• SVR Footplate Experience Facebook page.
• Express Points - SVR Working Members Newsletter Facebook page.
• Severn Valley Railway Families Facebook page.
• Bewdley Permanent Way Facebook page.
• Severn Valley Railway on Twitter.
• SVR Engineering Services on Twitter.
• SVR Live on Twitter.

Stations

• Bridgnorth Station Facebook page.
• Bridgnorth Station SVR Facebook page.
• Eardington Station SVR Facebook page.
• Hampton Loade Station Facebook page.
• Arley Station Facebook page.
• Bewdley Station Facebook page.
• Bridgnorth Station on Twitter.
• Eardington Station on Twitter.

Locomotives and other rolling stock

• The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society Facebook page (Information only).
• The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society Facebook group (Discussion). (Private)
• The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust Facebook page.
• Erlestoke Manor Fund Facebook page.
• Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall Facebook group. (Public)
• The Stanier Mogul Fund Facebook page.
• 15XX Pannier Tank Supporters Group. (Private)
• GWR 4150 Fund Facebook group. (Private)
• GWR 813 Facebook page.
• The Great Western (SVR) Association Facebook group. (Private)
• The Collett Mogul Supporters Facebook Group. (Private)
• Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust Facebook page.
• Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust Facebook group. (Public)
• Western Locomotive Association Facebook group (Private).
• The Fifty Fund Facebook group (Private).
• Severn Valley Railway Class 14 Diesel Group Facebook group. (Private)
• DMU Group (West Midlands) Facebook page.
• Severn Valley Railway Diesel Group Facebook group. (Public)
• Barry Railway Carriage Trust Facebook page.
• Wagon Department Facebook page.
• The Erlestoke Manor Fund on Twitter.
• Friends of Hagley Hall on Twitter.
• The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society on Twitter.
• The 4150 Fund on Twitter.
• The Stanier Mogul Fund on Twitter.
• SVR Diesels on Twitter.
• The Fifty Fund on Twitter.
• The Western Locomotive Association on Twitter.

Other

• Falling Sands Viaduct on Twitter
• Coalyard Miniature Railway Facebook page.
• Kidderminster Shop SVR Facebook page.
• The King & Castle, Kidderminster Facebook page.
• Kidderminster Ticket Office Facebook group (Public).
• Bewdley Station Fund shop Facebook page.
• Bewdley South Box Facebook page.
• SVR Bewdley Trackside Buffet Facebook page
• Paddock Garden Railway on Twitter.
• The Railwayman's Arms, Bridgnorth Facebook page.
• Puddles the Bridgnorth Station cat's Facebook page.
• Tenbury Wells Branch Line Facebook group. (Private).

Photo Collections

There are too many individual or group SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society collections on photo sharing sites to name them all. These are some of the most popular.

Groups

• Wikimedia Commons All photos available to copy under Creative Commons Licence (The source of many photos used on this wiki)
• Geograph UK All photos available to copy under Creative Commons Licence
• Official SVR on Flickr
• SVR countryside and nearby towns on Flickr
• SVR diesels on Flickr
• SVR visitors on Flickr
• SVR on Flickr Over 25000 photos
• 43106 on Flickr
• Barry Railway Carriage Trust on Flickr

Individuals

• "Sharpo's" SVR photo collection.
• Gareth Price's SVR photo collection.

Local history Facebook groups

The following groups occasionally feature historical photos of the Severn Valley Railway.

• Kidderminster past Facebook group (Private) Includes a searchable photo archive.
• Bridgnorth past Facebook group (Private).
• Highley memories Facebook group (Private).
• Stourport Past Facebook page
• Bewdley past Facebook group (Public)
• Railways in Worcestershire Facebook page

Discontinued Websites

Several SVRSevern Valley RailwaySVRA:Severn Valley Railway AssociationSVRS:Severn Valley Railway Society-related websites have been discontinued over the years. Some past history of these may be found using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

• Arley Station (www.arleystation.org.uk): Last captured 6 September 2019
• Friends of Kidderminster Town Station (www.kfriends.org.uk): Last captured 23 September 2019
• Severn Valley Railway Association (svr-association.org.uk):

Last full version captured 21 May 2015 prior to merger into the Guarantee Company.

Single page version after merger captured 2 September 2018