RAILSCOT | Severn Valley Railway restarts passenger services [BBC News]

Severn Valley Railway restarts passenger services [BBC News]

Date: 01/08/2020

A heritage railway has reopened after more than four months of closure due to coronavirus. The Severn Valley Railway [SVR] has been losing about £500,000 a month due to the closure. SVR was fully booked up for Saturday^s reopening, with passenger groups of up to six having their own compartment to enable social distancing. The railway^s general manager said resuming services would help ^break even^ rather than making a profit.

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The railway, which runs between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth, has been losing about £500,000 a month.

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