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==Forthcoming special events==
 
==Forthcoming special events==
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=65 Step Back to the 1940s]: June 29 & 30, July 6 & 7
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=155 A Very British Summer!]: 20 July - 1 September
*Summer Holidays: July 20 - September 1
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=154 Peaky Night at The Engine House]: 20 July
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=144 Day of Dance]: August 3
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=144 Day of Dance]: 3 August  
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=108 Steam on the Road]: August 10 & 11  
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=108 Steam on the Road]: 10-11 August
*[https://www.railart.co.uk/index.html Rail Art 2019]: August 17 - September 29. Exhibition by the Guild of Railway Artists at [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]
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*[https://www.railart.co.uk/index.html Rail Art 2019]: 17 August - 29 September. Exhibition by the Guild of Railway Artists at [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=52 Classic Vehicle Day]: August 31
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=52 Classic Vehicle Day]: 31 August  
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=51 On The Buses]: September 1
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=51 On The Buses]: 1 September
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=100 Autumn Steam Gala]: September 19 - 22. A BR Standards theme, with a Southern twist<ref>The Railway Magazine, January 2019, p.66</ref>
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=150 CAMRA Beer Festival] Bridgnorth Station: 5-7 September
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=124 Autumn Diesel Gala]: October 3 - 5. Visiting locomotives:
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=100 Autumn Steam Gala]: 19-22 September.  
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=124 Autumn Diesel Gala]: 3-5 October. Visiting locomotives:
 
:'''[[BR Class 33 33108|33108]]''': B.R.C.W. Class 33 Bo-Bo [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|(hired)]]
 
:'''[[BR Class 33 33108|33108]]''': B.R.C.W. Class 33 Bo-Bo [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|(hired)]]
 
:'''37688 Great Rocks''': E.E. Class 37 Co-Co [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|(hired)]]
 
:'''37688 Great Rocks''': E.E. Class 37 Co-Co [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|(hired)]]
 
:'''40106  Atlantic Conveyor''': BR Class 40 1Co-Co1 [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|(hired)]]
 
:'''40106  Atlantic Conveyor''': BR Class 40 1Co-Co1 [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|(hired)]]
 
:'''[[Class 50 Alliance Limited | 50033 Glorious]]''': E.E. Class 50 Co-Co
 
:'''[[Class 50 Alliance Limited | 50033 Glorious]]''': E.E. Class 50 Co-Co
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=106 Christmas Gift Fayre]: October 26 & 27
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=105 Ghost Trains]: 26, 30 & 31 October
*October half-term: October 26 - November 3
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=135 The Wizard Express]: 26 October - 3 November
*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=105 Ghost Trains]: October 26, 30 & 31
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*[https://www.svr.co.uk/SEItem.aspx?a=106 Christmas Gift Fayre]: 16-17 November (revised date)
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 11:55, 10 July 2019

This page provides a brief summary of current and forthcoming events on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, and links to where further information can be found. Historical information will be moved to the latest history timeline page as necessary.

Links to sources of information

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The SVR Main Web Site is primarily aimed at the travelling public. It includes all the latest news relevant to that sector, including details of forthcoming events, timetables, locomotive rosters, ticket sales and so on.

SVR Live is also an official SVRSevern Valley Railway web site, for members, shareholders and enthusiasts. SVRSevern Valley Railway Live contains news announcements, although these are of a more specialist nature concerning matters like locomotive overhauls and infrastructure upgrades. Information which is publicly accessible for enthusiasts includes Traffic Notices, Working Timetables, lineside photography policy and application forms, and so on. Certain pages from time to time are secured for password-protected use by Working Members for internal communication on AGMs and the like. Until March 2018 it also carried regular updates from various sources, including social media and SVRSevern Valley Railway-related websites, now discontinued.

'Express Points' is the Working Members’ monthly newsletter which moved to an online only delivery in January 2017. It is distributed by email to those who have registered, and it also publicly accessible on SVRSevern Valley Railway Live, which includes an archive of past editions.

'Branch Lines' is a monthly newsletter for SVRSevern Valley Railway Members, Shareholders and supporters. It is published SVRSevern Valley Railway Live, which includes an archive since April 2017.

SVRSevern Valley Railway Online’ is a secure password-protected intranet site is used by the SVRSevern Valley Railway for internal communication with staff and Working Members.

The SVRSevern Valley Railway has active official Social Media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Forthcoming special events

33108: B.R.C.WBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company. Class 33 Bo-Bo (hired)
37688 Great Rocks: E.E.English Electric Class 37 Co-Co (hired)
40106 AtlanticLocomotive with a 4-4-0 wheel configuration Conveyor: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 40 1Co-Co1 (hired)
50033 Glorious: E.E.English Electric Class 50 Co-Co

See also

Main Page
Links to other web sites with an SVR connection

References


Links

SVR website Special Events
Diesel locomotive roster