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== Welcome to the Severn Valley Railway Wiki ==
 
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Alveley Halt was a private halt used by miners at [[Alveley Colliery]]. Certain trains would stop there to coincide with shifts, although the Halt did not appear in public timetables. During preparations for the 1974 re-opening of the line to Bewdley, the platform face was found to be collapsing so the halt was demolished. ([[Sellick Collection]]) [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->Alveley Halt | (Full article...)]]]]  
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Brooksmouth Bridge is a small cast iron footbridge, via which the towpath on the west bank of the [[River Severn]] crosses Borle Brook downstream from [[Borle Viaduct]]. It forms part of the [[Severn Way]] by which pedestrians may walk along the river bank between [[Arley]] and [[Highley]]. The bridge can be seen from the SVR and is one of the items featured in [[From The Window]]. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Brooksmouth Bridge | (Full article...)]]]]  
 
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Revision as of 15:59, 20 August 2019

Welcome to the Severn Valley Railway Wiki

From this week's featured article
Brooksmouth Bridge is a small cast iron footbridge, via which the towpath on the west bank of the River Severn crosses Borle Brook downstream from Borle Viaduct. It forms part of the Severn Way by which pedestrians may walk along the river bank between Arley and Highley. The bridge can be seen from the SVRSevern Valley Railway and is one of the items featured in From The Window. (Full article...)
Schematic Map of the SVRSevern Valley Railway
BridgnorthEardingtonHampton LoadeCountry Park HaltHighleyThe Engine HouseArleyVictoria BridgeNorthwood HaltWyre Forest LineBewdleyStourport BranchBewdley TunnelConnection to Network RailKidderminsterMaps#Schematic maps of the pre-closure SVRMapandlinks.png
Click on the map for a
larger interactive version

For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the Great Western Railway (GWRGreat Western Railway) and later by British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways).

The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has six stations and two halts and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between Bridgnorth in Shropshire and Kidderminster in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Train services are hauled predominantly by steam locomotives, regularly supplemented by a diesel multiple unit and diesel locomotive hauled trains.

This unofficial website is a project aimed to collect information and record events relating to the SVRSevern Valley Railway, both past and present.

For timetables, fare information, and news about special events, please visit the SVR Official Website. Other news and information of interest to members, shareholders and enthusiasts can be found on SVRLive.

Categories of article

History of the Severn Valley Railway

Current events on the SVRSevern Valley Railway

Information about the SVRSevern Valley Railway

Miscellaneous


Query Corner

Unsurprisingly, there are a large number of questions about the SVRSevern Valley Railway, both in pre-preservation days and for a number of historical items since then. Take a visit down to Query Corner to see if you have a recollection relating to some long forgotten event, or know of a reliable source (maybe an early edition of the SVR News?) that might have the information we need!

Adding to this Wiki

This site, or "wiki", is a collaborative effort, and anyone who has any knowledge relating to the SVRSevern Valley Railway should feel free to contribute. Once you have created a user account and logged in, you can modify any page by clicking the "Edit" button in the top right hand corner. For some tips on how to format pages, and some guidelines on how to make this wiki accessible can be found on Tips for contributing to the SVR Wiki.

Alternatively, if you don't feel confident editing this Wiki (although there is no reason you shouldn't!!), each article also has a "Discussion" page, which can be accessed by clicking the relevant button in the top left hand corner. This allows you to make additions, suggestions, or corrections to a page without making any change to the article itself.