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On July 29 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

1969 LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open arrived at the SVRSevern Valley Railway, donated by Gilt Edge Carpets of Kidderminster; the same day British Sugar donated ten open plank wagons from Foley Park.^[1]
1972 LMR 600 Gordon hauled its first public passenger service following arrival at the SVRSevern Valley Railway on loan from the Army.^[2]
1997 Brush Class 31 A1A-A1A No. 31413 Severn Valley Railway was scrapped at Doncaster.^[3]
2007 BR Class 20 D8188 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, lent to assist with rebuilding following the 2007 Storm Damage.^[4]
2009 BR Class 20 D8059 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, joining sister D8188^[5]
2010 The newly-installed wheel drop was used 'in anger' for the first time, when the trailing driving wheel set was removed from Stanier mogul 42968 to attend to loose axle boxes.^[6]
2010 The SVRSevern Valley Railway's Sales and Marketing Manager, John Leach, died.

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+*1969 [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open]] arrived at the SVR, donated by Gilt Edge Carpets of Kidderminster; the same day British Sugar donated [[British Sugar 7-plank open wagon|ten open plank wagons]] from Foley Park.<ref>SVR Stock Book, 9th edition</ref>
 *1972 [[600|LMR 600 Gordon]] hauled its first public passenger service following arrival at the SVR on loan from the Army.<ref>SVR News 25</ref>
 *[[Locomotives named after the Severn Valley Railway|1997]] Brush Class 31 A1A-A1A No. 31413 ''Severn Valley Railway'' was scrapped at Doncaster.<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?item=%2031413 Rail UK 31413 webpage] (Retrieved 14 April 2019)</ref>