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Web Site Links

Below are Web Sites of groups connected to the Severn Valley Railway together others of wider GWR interest. Please email link request or report broken links to webmaster.

 

Severn Valley Railway
GWR 813 Preservation Fund GWR loco and over 100 items of ex-GWR rolling stock
2857 Society GWR 2-8-0 No 2857
The 4150 Fund Large Prairie No 4150
82045 Scheme to build a new class 3 tank
Arley Station Arley Station on Facebook
Bridgnorth Station Bridgnorth Station website
DMU Group (West Midlands) SVR based heritage class 108 DMU
Erlestoke Manor Fund Looking after both Erlestoke and Bradley Manor
Fifty Fund 50 Class Diesel Loco
Friends of Kidderminster Town Station Kidderminster Town Station
Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall 4930 Hagley Hall
Kidderminster Railway Museum Based in the 1878 built grain store at Kidderminster station
LNER Coach Fund Gresley Coaches based on SVR
LNER Kitchen Composite 7960 Background and restoration of Kitchen Composite 7960
Severn Valley Railway Official SVR Web Site
Severn Valley Railway S&T Department SVR Signaling Department
SVR On-line Unofficial site - includes on-line forum
SVR Charitable Trust SVR Charitable Trust
SVR Live The site for members, shareholders and enthusiasts
The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society Ltd Stanier 8F 8233/48773
The Stanier Mogul Fund Stanier Mogul 2968/42968
Volunteer Liaison Office SVR Volunteer Recruitment
Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust WILT is the custodian of SVR based locomotives 0-6-0ST MW No.2047 of 1926 ‘Warwickshire’ and 0-6-0T HE No.686 of 1898 ‘The Lady Armaghdale’.
Wolverhampton Branch SVRA Wolverhampton Branch
GWR Heritage Railways and Groups
Bluebell Railway Home of GWR Dukedog 3217
Bodmin and Wenford Railway Cornish Ex-GWR branch line
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Includes history of the Watlington Branch
Cholsey & Wallingford Railway A former Great Western Railway branchline
Dean Forest Railway Strong GWR emphasis here
Didcot Railway Center Home of the Great Western Society
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway GWR in the Cotswolds
Llangollen Railway Scenic line with a heavy GWR emphasis
South Devon Railway Official site of the SDR
STEAM GWR Museum Swindon
Telford Steam Railway Operates over part of the GWR Wellington to Craven Arms branch
Vale of Rheidol Railway Official site of this ex-GWR Narrow Gauge railway
Vintage Trains Vintage Trains, based at the ex GWR Tyseley loco depot
West Somerset Railway Official site of the WSR
West Somerset Railway Unoffical site for the WSR
GWR Loco Groups
5542 Limited Owning group of small prairie 5542 and Autotrailer 169
6024 Preservation Society Ltd
Restoring King Edward I
6880 Betton Grange
Details plans to build Grange Class Loco
Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd Owners of  Locomotives  7820 'Dinmore Manor'  and  3850
GWR 28xx Class No. 2807
By the Cotswold Steam Preservation Limited
GWR 7202 and 3822
GWR heavy freight engines 7202 and 3822 based at the Didcot Railway Centre.
The Furness Railway Trust Preservation of 4979 "Wootton Hall"
Restoration Projects
Carriage Restoration Technical pages for those involved in vintage carriage restoration
Exeter West Signal Box Rebuilt at The Railway Age, Crewe
Friends of the Choo-Tjoe Reviving the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe in the Western Cape of South Africa
Ironbridge Railway Trust Community Railway Project
Vintage Carriage Trust Based at Ingrow on the Worth Valley Railway
Welsh Railway Trust Preserving Welsh transport History for future Generations
Reference and Historical
The Abingdon Branch Ongoing research into the GWR Abingdon Brach
Great Western Archive Extensive prototype data
Great Western Railway Coaches Extensive collection of Great Western Railway coaches information
Great Western Study Group Study Group for Histrorians and Modellers
GWR Modelling An extensive resource for GWR modellers
Railways in Worcestershire Recording the industry, particularly railways, of Worcestershire
Mikes Railway History Great Western History to 1935
NRM The National Railway Museum York
NRM Library NRM Library Catalogue via University of York
Railways of the Weymouth Area GWR and LSWR lines
RailWest
Includes selected GWR branches in the West Country
Steam Index Detailed and comprehensive index to a wide range of railway books and periodicals
Gareth C. Price on Flickr Comprehensive album of SVR rolling stock and locos
The Broad Gauge Story Overview by Lionel Smith
The Railway Station Database Extensive register of UK/GWR station photos
Trackbed.Com History of the GWR and constituent companies
Directories and Magazines
Railway Heritage Register on-line Carriage Survey Searchable on-line database of UK carriages
Heritage Railway Magazine On-line sampler of this excellent monthly magazine
Main Line Steam Tours Up to date information on Steam running on the main line.
The Railway Magazine Britain's best-selling general rail title
UK & Ireland Heritage Railways An independent guide to the entire heritage railway scene in the UK and Ireland.
   
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