The ever-popular Severn Valley Railway has won four awards at this year’s Heritage Railway Association awards.

David Williams, who has been involved with the SVR since the early days, won a lifetime achievement award.

The Diesel Traction Group received the Rail Express Modern Traction Award, whilst Eardington station won Station of the Year.

Finally, the SVR was joint winner of the Achievement of the Year Award for its partnership with Network Rail.

The SVR was also highly commended in two awards, with Jack Baldwin in the Young Volunteer of the Year award and Stanier Mogul 13268 in the Steam Locomotive Category.

Twenty-one-year-old Jack Baldwin, who volunteers in the SVR’s diesel depot, was highly commended as Young Volunteer of the Year, as was the recently restored Stanier Mogul No 13268 in the Steam Locomotion category.

‘What a result! To get this level of recognition across so many different categories, says a huge amount about the breadth and depth of talent at the Severn Valley Railway. In this, our 60^th year as a preserved line, we can be very proud that we continue to honour the devotion and passion of the SVR pioneers who started it all back in 1965.’

Managing director Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster