from a press release by http://pr-matters.co.uk/ironbridge-gorge-telford
Severn Valley Railway's first public passenger train steamed out of Bridgnorth on 23rd May 1970 on the short four-mile run to Hampton Loade.
In four decades the SVR has grown from its original concept of a handful of enthusiastic amateurs organising Sunday steam-ups in the overgrown, abandoned BR sidings at Bridgnorth, to become onen of the UK's most polished 'heritage' tourist attractions, hosting more than a quarter of a million visitors each year, and with a turnover in excess of £6 million.
Steam locomotives now pull vintage trains taking visitors on a sentimental journey through 16 miles of glorious countryside from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster and return. The Engine House Visitor Centre at Highley tells the history of the railway and includes a replica of the pub where the first planning meeting for the formation of the railway society took place.
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