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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:S2471_3442_1965_DavidCookeBR_1087_30_20180714.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> 61994 The Great Marquess Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane | LNER 3442 "The Great Marquess", later BR 61994, is the only surviving example of six LNER K4 class 3SVR's 30-cylinder 2-6-0 Mogul locomotives which were designed ton breakdown steam crane was built by Sir Nigel Gresley for use on the steeply graded West Highland LineCowans Sheldon of Carlisle in 1960. It A second similar crane was resident on the SVR between 1972 and 2005 and returned as scrapped some years ago but its crane jib runner is now being converted into a Gala visitor rail-mounted survey vehicle for use in spring 2010a Birmingham University science project. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> 61994 The Great Marquess National 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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