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The Mogul was purchased in 1974 and moved to the SVR in 1975; it is still owned by the Association. Acquisition of further redundant ex Departmental Stock also continued in the 1970s. {{as of|2017}} the Association owns 19 [[Carriages | carriages]], one [[GWR 1257 Siphon G Bogie Milk Van| Siphon G Milk Van]], and [[GWR 107291 Macaw B Bogie Bolster| Macaw B Bogie Bolster]]. Only 3 of the carriages have not yet been returned to working order.<ref>GW(SVR)A booklet</ref> A full list of SVR-based rolling stock owned by the Association may be found [[:Category:Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association | here]]. | The Mogul was purchased in 1974 and moved to the SVR in 1975; it is still owned by the Association. Acquisition of further redundant ex Departmental Stock also continued in the 1970s. {{as of|2017}} the Association owns 19 [[Carriages | carriages]], one [[GWR 1257 Siphon G Bogie Milk Van| Siphon G Milk Van]], and [[GWR 107291 Macaw B Bogie Bolster| Macaw B Bogie Bolster]]. Only 3 of the carriages have not yet been returned to working order.<ref>GW(SVR)A booklet</ref> A full list of SVR-based rolling stock owned by the Association may be found [[:Category:Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association | here]]. | ||
| − | The Association’s most recently completed restoration project was [[Carriages|Art Deco Brake 3rd 650]] which entered service in November 2015 | + | It is a membership body, by payment of a subscription. An illustrated members' Newsletter is nominally published twice yearly.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/background.html GW(SVR)A website] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref> |
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| + | Its restoration of [[GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon | GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon]] was the overall Winner in the Heritage Railway Association’s Carriage and Wagon Competition for 2015.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/news.html GW(SVR)A website] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref> | ||
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| + | The Association’s most recently completed restoration project was [[Carriages|Art Deco Brake 3rd 650]] which entered service in November 2015. {{As of|2017|1}} restoration of [[Carriages|Bow End Composite 6045]] is in progress. | ||
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Revision as of 00:28, 6 January 2017
The Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association is a registered charity (No 1078718). It exists primarily to preserve and restore items of rolling stock for service on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, in particular GWRGreat Western Railway carriages from the 1920s to 1940s.
The Association began in 1967 as the ‘Great Western Rolling Stock Fund’, and quickly began to accumulate pre-nationalisation carriages which were being withdrawn from service by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at the time. In 1972 a separate group, the ‘Great Western Locomotive and Carriage Society’, was formed with the intention of saving a locomotive, Collett Mogul 9303/7325, from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. scrapyard. The two groups shared common aims and members, and in 1973 merged to form the Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association.
The MogulLocomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel configuration was purchased in 1974 and moved to the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1975; it is still owned by the Association. Acquisition of further redundant ex DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. Stock also continued in the 1970s. As of 2017[update] the Association owns 19 carriages, one Siphon G Milk Van, and Macaw B Bogie Bolster. Only 3 of the carriages have not yet been returned to working order.[1] A full list of SVRSevern Valley Railway-based rolling stock owned by the Association may be found here.
It is a membership body, by payment of a subscription. An illustrated members' Newsletter is nominally published twice yearly.[2]
Its restoration of GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon was the overall Winner in the Heritage Railway Association’s Carriage and Wagon Competition for 2015.[3]
The Association’s most recently completed restoration project was Art Deco Brake 3rd 650 which entered service in November 2015. As of January 2017[update] restoration of Bow End Composite 6045 is in progress.
See Also
References
- ↑ GW(SVR)AGreat Western (SVR) Association booklet
- ↑ GW(SVR)A website (retrieved 6 January 2017)
- ↑ GW(SVR)A website (retrieved 6 January 2017)
Links
Great Western (SVR) Assoc. web site
The GW(SVR)A on Facebook
