Bibliography

Details of books and publications wholly or mainly concerning the Severn Valley Railway and the Wyre Forest Line. Books in print are normally stocked in SVR gift shops. Those not in print can often be found in shops and sales coaches run by preservation groups.

Books and publications in bold are referenced as sources on this wiki site.

Books

Title	Author	Date	ISBN	In print?	Comments
Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway	J. Randall	1863		No	Available as an eBook on www.gutenberg.org
The Severn Valley - Through the Land of the Lords Marchers From Shrewsbury to Worcester		1913		No	Guidebook, Great Western Railway, 38 pages Part of the national collection
The Severn Valley Railway	D.J. Smith	1968		No	60 page history published in association with the Severn Valley Railway Society
Severn Valley Steam	Sir Gerald Nabarro MP	1971	0710070640	No	History of the pre-1963 railway and early days of preservation, by the former Chairman.
Railways of the Severn Valley	Michael Hale	1973	095019512	No	Pre-preservation photos of the SVRSevern Valley Railway and other local railways
No steam without fire	'Asleft'	1978	0950053341	No	Memories of life on the footplate at Wolverhampton, Kidderminster, and Newton Abbot
Life Begins at Forty	S.V. Blencoe	1979		No	The rescue and resurrection of GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor. Published by The Erlestoke Manor Fund.
Panniers and Prairies	Tony Barfield	1981	0-85153-394-9	No	More memories of a Western Region fireman based at Kidderminster Shed.
Victorian Shrewsbury: Studies in the History of a County Town	Barrie Stuart Trinder (ed.), Victorian Shrewsbury Research Group	1984	9780903802307, 0903802309	No	Published by Shropshire Libraries. Chapter 8, Iris L Harris, 'Shropshire Navvies: the Builders of the Severn Valley Railway'
The Severn Valley Railway at Arley	Barrie Geens	1985	0906867339	No
The Severn Valley Railway	John Marshall	1989	0946537453	No	History of the pre-1963 railway and early days of preservation.
Steam Portfolios 6: Severn Valley Railway	Andrew Bell	1991	0711019738	No
When There Was Steam	Tony Barfield	1994	1-85648-190-5	No	Memories of a Western Region fireman based at Kidderminster Shed. First published 1976.
Severn Valley Locomotives As They Were	Tom Ferris	1995	1857800303	No
The Tenbury & Bewdley Railway	Keith Beddoes & William H. Smith	1995	1 874103 27 5	Yes
Severn Valley Railway Memories	Christopher Magner	1997	Privately published	No	1950 to 1970 with additional information
The Severn Valley Railway: A Past and Present Companion	Roger Siviter	1995	978-1858951454	Yes	The whole route from Shrewsbury to Worcester (Nostalgic Collection). Reprinted 2008
Severn Valley Railway. A View from the Past	Michael A Vanns	1998	978-0957589803	Yes	Pre-1965 illustrated history. Reprinted 2013
The Jazzer and the last Manning, Wardle	Michael Shaw	1998	0953290301	Yes	Illustrated history of 686 The Lady Armaghdale and 2047 Warwickshire
A Pictorial History of 2968 The Mighty Mogul	Richard Greaves and Jim Norman	2001	0954150805		Published by Stanier Mogul Fund, copies often available on sales stall
The Severn Valley Railway	Roger Siviter	2002	0750929766	No	Photo collection, pre- and post-preservation
Railway Moods, The Severn Valley Railway	Mike Heath	2005	1841144444	No
The Railway at Kidderminster in the 1940s	A.J. Turley	2005	0953786927	Yes
Images of England, Bewdley	Bewdley Historical Research Group	2005	9780752435138	No
The District Controller's View No 10: The Severn Valley	P. WebbFrancis Webb, Locomotive Superintendant/Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Western Railway 1871-1903	2006	1901056279	Yes	BRBritish Rail or British Railways operations including WTTs, loco allocations etc
Country Railway Routes, Kidderminster to Shrewsbury	Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith	2007	9781906008109	Yes
The Branch Lines of Worcestershire	Colin C. Maggs	2009	9781848683440	Yes	Also available as e-book, ISBN 9781445625669
Severn Valley Railway Recollections	John Stretton	2010	9781857943535	Yes
The Severn Valley Railway, volume 2: A Second Past and Present Companion	John Stretton	2010	978-1858952642	Yes
Arley, a glimpse of the past	Barrie Geens	2010	9780953477579	No
Severn Valley Railway Recollections, The Story of the Big Flood	Phil Sowden	2012	9781857943924	Yes
The Last Years of Steam in Shropshire and the Severn Valley	Michael Clemens	2014	9781781552940	Yes	Illustrated history, including Tenbury Branch and CM&DPLR
Severn Valley Railway Journey, Kidderminster to Bridgnorth	David C Williams	2014	9781857944365	Yes
Severn Valley Railway: 50 Glorious Years	Robin Jones	2015	9781909128651	Yes	'Bookazine' format
Severn Valley Railway: Railway Heritage Guide	Michael A Vanns	2017	9781473892040	Yes
Fifty Glorious Years - celebrating 50 years of the Class 50 locomotives	Craig Taylor and Jonathan Dunster	2019		Yes	Limited edition of 500 published by Class 50 Alliance Limited. A behind-the-scenes story of the planning, preparation and delivery of a year of events including seven mainline railtours and the highly successful Class 50 Golden Jubilee gala at the SVRSevern Valley Railway which brought together 11 members of the class.
Kidderminster Diesel Depot, the Old Oak Common of preservation	Jonathan WebbFrancis Webb, Locomotive Superintendant/Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Western Railway 1871-1903	September 2019			Chime Whistle Publishing. 200 page A4 hard back book,with approximately 300 colour pictures, looking at the work carried out, and the volunteers who do it, at the Diesel Depot. A donation will be made to the depot fund for every book sold.
Severn Valley Railway: An Illustrated History	Michael Lancashire	2020	9780992813086	Yes	Produced in memory of Brian Lancashire; 50% of all proceeds will go to the SVRSevern Valley Railway or associated Engine funds in his name.
A Journey in Preservation: 50 Years of the Western Locomotive Association	Julian Ogle	2024		Yes	Platform 5. 288 pages. A4 size. Hardback.

SVRSevern Valley Railway Publications

Title	Date	In print?	Comments
Severn Valley Railway Album	1974	No	140 b/w photographs compiled by David Williams
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition	1998	No
From the Window	2023	Yes	Available free from SVRSevern Valley Railway ticket offices.
Severn Valley Railway Visitor Guide 10th Edition	2018	Yes
Severn Valley Railway News	1965-	Yes	Published quarterly.
Severn Valley Railway Souvenir Guide	2021	Yes	72 page colour guide. ISBN 978-1-5272-9744-9.

Other References

Details of other books which do not relate directly to the Severn Valley Railway but include information used in this Wiki.

Title	Author	Date	ISBN	In print?	Comments
Great Western Coaches 1890-1954	Michael Harris	1966	0-7153-5502-3	No
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal	J Ian Langford	1974	0-900404-22-1	No
An Historical Survey of Great Western Engine Sheds 1947	E Lyons	1974	0 902888 16 1	No
A history of GWRGreat Western Railway goods wagons Vol 1	AG Atkins, W Beard, DJ Hyde, R Tourret	1975	0-7153-6532-0	No
A history of GWRGreat Western Railway goods wagons Vol 2	AG Atkins, W Beard, DJ Hyde, R Tourret	1976	0-7153-7290-4	No
Preserved Locomotives	H.C. Casserley	1976	978-0-71100-725-3	No	4th edition
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Coaches, An Illustrated History	D Jenkinson and RJ Essery	1977	902888 83 8	No
The Cleobury & Ditton Priors Light Railway	W Smith and K Beddoes	1980	SBN 86093 053 X	No
Rolling Stock Recognition:2 - BRBritish Rail or British Railways & Private Owner Wagons	Colin J. Marsden	1984	0-7110-1403-5	No
Track Machines, Second Edition	Roger Butcher	1986	0-906759 54 6	No
Red For Danger	L.T.C. Rolt	1986	0 330 29189 0	Yes	Regularly reprinted
A history of GWRGreat Western Railway goods wagons	AG Atkins, W Beard, DJ Hyde, R Tourret	1986	0-7153-8725-1
Great Preserved Locomotives: King Class No 6000 King George V	Brian Dodd	1987	0-7110-1710-7	No
Forgotten Railways Vol 11: Severn Valley and Welsh Border	Rex Christiansen	1988	0-646537-43-7	No
BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. Scrapyard - The Preservation Miracle	Alan Warren	1988	0-7173-9209-3	No
The Cleobury & Ditton Priors Light Railway	MRC Price	1995	0 85361 447 4	Yes
The Directory of Railway Stations	RVJ Butt	1995	978-1-85260-508-7
British Railways Wagons – the first half million	Don Rowland	1996	0-7529-0378-0	No
GWRGreat Western Railway Goods Services, An Introduction	Tony (AG) Atkins & David (DJ) Hyde,	2000	1-874103-59-3	Yes
The Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway	John Boynton	2002	0 9540839 0 3	No
The GWRGreat Western Railway at Stourbridge and the Black Country, Volume 1	Clive Butcher	2004	0 85361 627 2	Yes
The Wickham Works List	Keith Gunner & Mike Kennard	2004	0 9549199 2 0	No
Lost Railways of Herefordshire and Worcestershire	Leslie Oppitz	2004	1-85306-754-7
Barges and Bargemen (A social history of the Upper Severn Navigation 1660-1900)	Barrie Trinder	2005	1-86077-361-3	Yes
Branch Lines around Cleobury Mortimer	Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith	2007	9 781906 008185	Yes
Shropshire Airfields in the Second World War	Robin J Brooks	2008	979-1-84674-105-0	Yes
The History of the Great Western A.E.C. Diesel Railcars	Colin Judge	2008	978-1-906419-11-0	Yes
The BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. Story	Martin Beckett and Roger Hardingham	2010	978-0-946184-42-2	Yes	Includes ‘The BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. List’ Tenth Edition
British Railway Tickets	Jan Dobrzynskit	2011	9780747808442	No	Shire Library
Civil Engineers Wagons Vol 1: British Railways 1948-1967	David Larkin	2011	978-1-905505-23-4	No
Civil Engineers Wagons Vol 2: Early British Rail 1967-1977	David Larkin	2012	978-1-905505-24-1	No
Civil Engineers Wagons Vol 3: Later British Rail 1978-1994	David Larkin	2013	978-1-905505-25-8	No
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 & Mark 2 Coaching Stock	Hugh Longworth	2013	978-0-86093-650-3	Yes
GWRGreat Western Railway Goods Wagons, a Historical Survey	AG Atkins, W Beard, R Tourret	2013	978-0-96093-657-2	Yes	Expanded from the 2 volumes published in 1975-76
Caledonian Railway Wagons and Non-Passenger Coaching Stock	Mike Williams	2013	9781899889 74 7	Yes	Lightmoor Press
The Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway Company Ltd.	David Voice	2017	978-1-910654-13-2	Yes
Hydraulic Legends	Railways Illustrated	2018	978-1-912205-79-0	No	'Bookazine' format
British Railways Pre-Nationalisation Coaching Stock Volume 1 GWRGreat Western Railway and LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway	Hugh Longworth	2018	978-0-86093-675-6	Yes
British Railways Pre-Nationalisation Coaching Stock Volume 2 SRSouthern Railway and LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway	Hugh Longworth	2019	978-0-86093-695-4	Yes
UK Preserved 2019	ST Publications	2019	-	Yes
GWRGreat Western Railway Goods Cartage Vol 2	Tony Atkins	2019	9781909328792	Yes
Worcester Locomotive Shed Engines and Train Workings	Steve Bartlett	3 August 2020	9781526750594	Yes	Pen & Sword
The Railways of Salop - including the 5:30pm to Bridgnorth	Leslie Price (compiler)	2021	9781913893064	Yes	Published by Totem. Hardback, 80 pages, 101 black & white photographs

See also

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