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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:GWR_261_20170723Route_45_20150528.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> GWR 261 Toplight 'Snake C' Passenger BrakeNational Cycle Route 45 |GWR 261 is National Cycle Route 45, also known as the "Mercian Way", travels in sections from Chester to Salisbury, a 'SNAKE C' Churchward 'Toplight' Gangwayed Passenger Braketotal distance of 219 miles. It was preserved at Blaenavon in 1982 Part of the route follows the Severn Valley between the Ironbridge Gorge and Bewdley, utilising sections of the former trackbed and arrived at crossing the SVR in 1998, since when it has mainly seen static use at Highleypresent day railway twice.[[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> GWR 261 Toplight 'Snake C' Passenger BrakeNational Cycle Route 45 | (Full article...)]]]]
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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the [[Great Western Railway]] (GWR) and later by British Railways (BR).
The present day [[Severn Valley Railway]] (SVR) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has [[list of stations | six stations and two halts]] and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between [[Bridgnorth]] in Shropshire and [[Kidderminster]] in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Train services are hauled predominantly by Operations involve a mixture of steam locomotives, regularly supplemented by a diesel multiple unit and heritage diesel locomotive -hauled trainsservices.
This unofficial website is a project aimed to collect information and record events relating to the SVR, both past and present.
Unsurprisingly, there are a large number of questions about the SVR, both in pre-preservation days and for a number of historical items since then. Take a visit down to [[Query Corner]] to see if you have a recollection relating to some long forgotten event, or know of a reliable source (maybe an early edition of the [[Severn Valley Railway News | SVR News]]?) that might have the information we need!
In addition are a number of [[:Category:Stub articles|stub articles]] requiring further input.
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