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    A PURPLE PATCH FOR THE SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY

    Mar 25, 2022 2 minutes

    If you have something for this column please send it to: colin.tyson@kelsey.co.uk

    Heads will be turning at the Severn Valley Railway later this year, when a very special steam locomotive makes its appearance. To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the Commonwealth Games, the SVR is taking the unusual step of renaming and repainting one of its home-based steam locomotives.

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