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Amended the description of the Survival Fund winding up. Although announced by the SVRH MD/SVR Co GM as “We’ve now wound up the Survival Fund", it was actually a CT appeal.
*A new buffet building was installed at [[Bewdley]].
*New cylinder patterns were produced for [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor|7802 Bradley Manor]].
*The SVR announced a new [[Unlimited Pass|Loyalty Pass]] to replace the Annual Family Pass, now available to individuals, couples, less-able visitors or families.
'''February 2020'''
*On 24 November More4 broadcast an episode of [[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway#Documentary|Britain's Scenic Railways]] featuring the SVR.
*A new [[Christmas services|Christmas service]], the Enchanted Express, first ran. It was a sell out.
*The SVR announced the [[Loyalty Pass]] would end.
*[[GWR Large Prairie 5164]] transferred to the ownership of [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]].
'''April 2022'''
The SVR launched a new [[Unlimited Pass]] to replace the former Loyalty Pass.
*[[WD 71516 Welsh Guardsman]] operated its first public trains on the SVR in preparation for its appearance that month at the [[Spring Steam Gala]].
*Around 7,500 visitors attended the Spring Steam Gala over the four days. For context, pre-pandemic visitor numbers peaked at around 4,500 for what was usually a three-day spring event. The last [[Autumn Steam Gala]] to attract that many visitors was in 2008 (7,596), the first 'proper' gala after the [[2007 Storm Damage]].
'''April 2024'''
*New-build locomotive 6880 ‘Betton Grange’ did not appear at the [[Spring Steam Gala]] for what would have been its first runs in traffic. There was insufficient time to organise transport and allow sufficient loaded testing for it to take part, as had been planned.
*Replica GWR cast signs were stolen from [[Hampton Loade]], and [[Eardington#Lamps|lamps]] from Eardington.
'''May 2024'''
*A shunt took place at [[The Engine House]] on 7 May, with [[686 The Lady Armaghdale]] returning from a period in storage at [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] in exchange for [[LMS Jinty 47383]].
*The Charitable Trust's Survival Fund, launched in April 2023, was wound up with £500,000 raised of the £1,500,000 target. At the same time [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] launched a new ''SVR Resilience Fund'', 'aimed at supporting its operational resilience in the coming years', with no specified fundraising target amount<ref>News item on SVR website, 22 May 2024</ref>.
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