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:The SVR came into unwelcome publicity when found 'naively' to have resold setts donated to the railway as part of the [[Kidderminster#History_before_preservation|development of Kidderminster mainline station]].<ref>[https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/17610810.severn-valley-railway/? 'Gift cobbles to Severn Valley Railway appear on eBay', Kidderminster Shuttle, 2 May 2019] (Retrieved 2 May 2019)</ref>
:A summer swap with the West Somerset Railway saw [[GWR 6960 Raveningham Hall|6960 Raveningham Hall]] return to the SVR with [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor|7802 Bradley Manor]] enjoying a trip to the seaside. The occasion was a reduced axle loading at the WSR arising from required track and infrastructure works.
:[[The DMU Group (West Midlands)|The DMU Group]] issued a statement regarding their [[Class 108 DMU]]. Due to required bogie repairs neither unit could run and the 2019 Evening Scenic Specials would be replaced by a heritage diesel and carriages as a substitute.<ref>[https://www.svr-dmu.org.uk/DMU%20Group%20Statement%20V3.pdf The DMU Group (West Midlands), 27 May 2019] (Retrieved 25 Hune 2019)</ref> .
'''June 2019'''
:GBRf Class 66 [[Locomotives named after the Severn Valley Railway|66763 Severn Valley Railway]] visited for four days accompanied by [[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR#2019|three GBRf IIA hoppers]]. The special footplate experience trips, in conjunction with another diesel charter, resulted in the introduction of a previously unannounced 'Timetable C'.
:[[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR#2019|18 Osprey flat wagons]] visited the SVR, used to deliver a large quantity of rail.
==Steam locomotives used==
