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'''Severn Valley Railway News''' ("SVR News") is the quarterly magazine of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] provided free to its members, and on sale for £5 {{As of|2024|lc=y}} at [[List of shops|SVR shops]]. The first edition was published in November 1965, three months after the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1965|meeting at the Coopers Arms ]] which resulted in the formation of the [[Severn Valley Railway Society]]. The most recent edition, issue 225226, was published in Spring Summer 2024.
==Format, publication and distribution==
Issue 209 (Spring 2020) was packaged in an environmentally-friendly potato starch envelope but due to an issue with some members not receiving their copies, distribution has since reverted to using a compostable paper envelope.<ref>SVR(G) Annual Report, 31 December 2020, Chairman's Statement</ref> Some other material may also be distributed with the magazine such as the Guarantee Company accounts and AGM paperwork or appeals leaflets. Issue 210 (Summer 2020) included ''The Way Ahead'', a [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|COVID-19]] themed supplement.
{{As of|2024}} the SVR has around 10,300 172 members. 9,000 copies of each edition of SVR News are produced with approximately 8,000 being sent to members (joint members receive one copy).<ref>SVR News 220, Winter 2022, ''General Information''</ref>
The Guarantee Company first announced in SVR News 215, Autumn 2021 its intention to offer the option of digital publication and distribution. {{As of|2024}} this has not yet been offeredis still intended<ref>Severn Valley Railway Company Annual Report 2023</ref>.
===Typical contents===
*An editorial and summary of the content
*Diary of events
*Managing Director's and Severn Valley Railway Company Chair's notes
*Notes from various railway departments
*News items
