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| − | Severn Valley Railway News is the | + | Severn Valley Railway News is the quarterly magazine of the [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] provided free to its members, and on sale for £3 {{As of|2018|lc=y}} at [[List of shops|SVR shops]]. The first edition was produced in 1965, the year of the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1965|Cooper’s Arms meeting]]. |
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| − | The first 2 issues were produced by Paul Wyers. David Williams took over as editor for issue 3 in July 1966, and remarkably is still the editor as of the latest issue having held the role for 50 years. | + | ==Format== |
| + | Editions 1-10 were A4 sheets produced on a hand-operated duplicator, the current A5 booklet format was adopted from issue 11. Since issue 11 the format has remained consistent, although increasing in size from 20 pages + covers to 60 pages + covers by issue no 198 (Summer 2017). | ||
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| + | ===Typical contents=== | ||
| + | *Deials of the Officers of the [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Current_Organisation|current SVR organisations]] and departmental structures | ||
| + | *An editorial and summary of the content | ||
| + | *Diary of events | ||
| + | *General Manager's Notes | ||
| + | *Notes from various railway departments | ||
| + | *News items | ||
| + | *Letters to the Editor | ||
| + | *Obituaries | ||
| + | *Branch meetings | ||
| + | *Small ads | ||
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| + | Although a magazine of the Guarantee Company, it frequently includes material relating to the other SVR organisations. | ||
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| + | ==Editors== | ||
| + | *The first 2 issues were produced by Paul Wyers. | ||
| + | *David Williams took over as editor for issue 3 in July 1966, and remarkably is still the editor as of the latest issue having held the role for over 50 years. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Current_Organisation|Current SVR organisations]] |
Revision as of 11:07, 7 April 2018
Severn Valley Railway News is the quarterly magazine of the Severn Valley Railway Company Limited provided free to its members, and on sale for £3 as of 2018[update] at SVR shops. The first edition was produced in 1965, the year of the Cooper’s Arms meeting.
Contents
Format
Editions 1-10 were A4 sheets produced on a hand-operated duplicator, the current A5 booklet format was adopted from issue 11. Since issue 11 the format has remained consistent, although increasing in size from 20 pages + covers to 60 pages + covers by issue no 198 (Summer 2017).
Typical contents
- Deials of the Officers of the current SVR organisations and departmental structures
- An editorial and summary of the content
- Diary of events
- General Manager's Notes
- Notes from various railway departments
- News items
- Letters to the Editor
- Obituaries
- Branch meetings
- Small ads
Although a magazine of the Guarantee Company, it frequently includes material relating to the other SVRSevern Valley Railway organisations.
Editors
- The first 2 issues were produced by Paul Wyers.
- David Williams took over as editor for issue 3 in July 1966, and remarkably is still the editor as of the latest issue having held the role for over 50 years.
