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− | '''Alvin Barker''' was the longest serving Chairman of the [[Severn Valley Railway Association]] and was also a Director of [[SVR(H)]] and the [[Charitable Trust]]. {{As of| | + | '''Alvin Barker''' was the longest serving Chairman of the [[Severn Valley Railway Association]] and was also a Director of [[SVR(H)]] and the [[Charitable Trust]]. {{As of|2020}} he is a Director of [[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]]. |
Alvin Barker and two colleagues launched the SVRA Macclesfield Branch on 17 December 1980.<ref>SVR News 65</ref> He became SVRA Chairman in 1987 in succession to [[Chris Thomas]].<ref>SVR News 86</ref> Early in his time as Chairman he was involved in plans for the rationalisation and improvement of volunteer sleeping accommodation at Bewdley and provision of accommodation at Kidderminster.<ref>SVR News 98</ref> He was promoter of a number of [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA fund raising raffles]] including ‘Steam Snacks” and [[1501]] in 1987<ref>SVR News 84 and 87</ref>, “Beds and Bunks in 1988<ref>SVR News 91</ref> and “Tyre a Mogul in 1994”. | Alvin Barker and two colleagues launched the SVRA Macclesfield Branch on 17 December 1980.<ref>SVR News 65</ref> He became SVRA Chairman in 1987 in succession to [[Chris Thomas]].<ref>SVR News 86</ref> Early in his time as Chairman he was involved in plans for the rationalisation and improvement of volunteer sleeping accommodation at Bewdley and provision of accommodation at Kidderminster.<ref>SVR News 98</ref> He was promoter of a number of [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA fund raising raffles]] including ‘Steam Snacks” and [[1501]] in 1987<ref>SVR News 84 and 87</ref>, “Beds and Bunks in 1988<ref>SVR News 91</ref> and “Tyre a Mogul in 1994”. |
Revision as of 04:17, 26 January 2020
Alvin Barker was the longest serving Chairman of the Severn Valley Railway Association and was also a Director of SVR(H) and the Charitable Trust. As of 2020[update] he is a Director of The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust.
Alvin Barker and two colleagues launched the SVRASevern Valley Railway Association Macclesfield Branch on 17 December 1980.[1] He became SVRASevern Valley Railway Association Chairman in 1987 in succession to Chris Thomas.[2] Early in his time as Chairman he was involved in plans for the rationalisation and improvement of volunteer sleeping accommodation at Bewdley and provision of accommodation at Kidderminster.[3] He was promoter of a number of SVRA fund raising raffles including ‘Steam Snacks” and 1501 in 1987[4], “Beds and Bunks in 1988[5] and “Tyre a MogulLocomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel configuration in 1994”.
Alvin was appointed to the Board of SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) in 1992.[6]. In 1997 he was project leader for the construction of ‘Tranter Towers’, the new Bridgnorth MPD offices,[7] and in 1998 led the team which dismantled the Bristol Bath Road turntable and arranged its transportation to Eardington.[8] In 2000 re relinquished the Chairmanship of the SVRASevern Valley Railway Association to Stewart Clark but continued as Vice Chairman.[9] In 2006 he became a Director of the SVR Rolling Stock Trust.[10] From 2006 he took an active role in developing plans for the Diesel Depot, culminating in a detailed proposal published in 2009.[11]
Alvin became a Director of the 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust in 2009. He resigned as a Director of both SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) and the Charitable Trust in 2011.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 65
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 86
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 98
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 84 and 87
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 91
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 103
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 125
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 126, 129
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 133
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 155
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 156, 161, 166
- ↑ Companies House; SVRSevern Valley Railway News 176 Boardroom Notes