GW(SVR)A - SVR and Great Western Railway Heritage links

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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
2857 Society	GWR 2-8-0 No 2857
82045	Scheme to build a new class 3 tank
Arley Station	Arley Station
Bewdley Station	Bewdley Station Website
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
Hampton Loade Station	Hampton Loade Station
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
Pigface's Severn Valley Photographs	Excellent album of Seven Valley images
Severn Valley Railway	Official SVR Web Site
Severn Valley Railway Rolling Stock Register	SVR Rolling Stock
Severn Valley Railway S&T Department	SVR Signaling Department
Severn Valley Railway Telecomms Dept	The Telcomms arm of the S&T
SVR On-line	Unofficial site - includes on-line forum
SVR Rolling Stock Trust	Rolling Stock Trust
SVR-Net	Hub of SVR Web Sites
Taw Valley	Rebuilt Bullied 34027 Taw Valley
The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society Limited	Stanier 8F 8233/48773
The Stanier Mogul Fund	Stanier Mogul 2968/42968
Volunteer Liaison Office	SVR Volunteer Recruitment
Western Locomotive Association	D1013 Western Ranger and D1062 Western Courier
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
Cambrian Railway Trust	Cambrian Railways
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
Tyseley Locomotive Works	Tyseley ex GWR Loco Shed
UK Heritage Railways	Detailed info on UK/GWR preservation sites
Vale of Rheidol Railway	Official site of this ex-GWR Narrow Gauge railway
West Somerset Railway	Official site of the WSR
West Somerset Railway	Unoffical site for the WSR with extensive info and news

GWR Loco Groups
3650	Pannier 3650 restoration at Didcot Railway Center
5029 Nunney Castle	5029 Nunney Castle
5542 Limited	Owning group of small prairie 5542 and Autotrailer 169
6023	Didcot based King Edward II
6024 Preservation Society Ltd	Restoring King Edward I
6024 - Unofficial	Excellent site from support crew member Martyn Bane
6880 Betton Grange	Details plans to build Grange Class Loco
Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd	Owners of Locomotives 7820 'Dinmore Manor' and 3850
GWR 0-6-0PT No. 9466	Includes operating dates for this Pannier
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
Gwili Vintage Carriage Group	Preserving Welsh transport History for future Generations'
Toplight Coach Group	Restoration of GWR Toplight 7545 at Swindon and Cricklade Railway
Vintage Carriage Trust	Based at Ingrow on the Worth Valley Railway

Reference and Historical
The Abingdon Branch	Ongoing research into the GWR Abingdon Brach
Basingstokes Railway History	Includes the GWR lines
Corsham	Brief one-pager on the Box Tunnel
Dukedog	Various data on GWR prototype practice
Grange Court Junction	History of Grange Court Station
Great Western Archive	Extensive prototype data
Great Western Railway	Data on incorporation of GWR branchlines
Great Western Study Group	Study Group for Histrorians and Modellers
GWR Modelling	An extensive resource for GWR modellers
Jonathan's wagon photo pages	Useful shots of GWR goods stock
Llanishen, Cardiff	A Rhymney railway station
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
Railway Junction Diagrams	Maps of pre-1923 UK/GWR junctions
Railwayana Collectors Network Gallery	Includes GWR fittings and items
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
The Broad Gauge Story	Overview by Lionel Smith
The Cheltenham and G.W. Union Railway	Extensive history, incl. MSWJR info
The Foxbury & Kingham Branches	Good info on these lines
The Railway Station Database	Extensive register of UK/GWR station photos
The Railway Works	Swindon overview
The Titfield Thunderbolt	GWR locations used in the film
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
iRail	Comprehsive on-line directory
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
Holidays
Holiday Apartment	No GWR steam in sight! But a pleasant holiday apartment to rent in a quite village near Pahpos, Cyprus.

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