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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File: BR_4550_20150307BR_1087_30_20180714.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> BR 4550 Tourist Standard Open Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane | E4550 is a BR Mark 1 Tourist Second Open (TSO), commonly referred to as an 'Open SecondThe SVR', and later res 30-named as 'Tourist Standard Open' when BR rebranded Second class as Standard class during the 1980ston breakdown steam crane was built by Cowans Sheldon of Carlisle in 1960. It A second similar crane was one of six TSOs acquired during 1982scrapped some years ago but its crane jib runner is now being converted into a rail-83 mounted survey vehicle for use in anticipation of the extra traffic which would be generated by the Kidderminster extensiona Birmingham University science project. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> BR 4550 Tourist Standard Open 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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