Severn Valley Railway
Lesley Carr currently serves as the Head of Communications at Severn Valley Railway, responsible for creating engaging communications for both external and internal audiences while enhancing the organization's reputation. Prior experience includes communications and PR Manager for SVR Charitable Trust, where significant campaigns raised almost £400,000 for the organization. Lesley Carr has also provided freelance writing and communications consultancy services across various sectors, along with a background as a reporter and presenter with Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television and BFBS Television and Radio. Early career roles include assistant producer at BBC and freelance journalist for Reuters TV. Lesley Carr holds a BA Hons in Psychology from The Open University.
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Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway is a full-size standard-gauge railway line, running regular, mainly steam-hauled, passenger trains between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire, a distance of approximately sixteen miles. A remarkable feature of the Railway is that it is very largely run by unpaid volunteers, with a paid staff of around 70 people responsible for administration and commercial activities, plus regular track and rolling stock maintenance. Through the year, volunteers appear on the Railway to perform many tasks, including repairing and repainting stations, reconstruction of viaducts and bridges, and rebuilding locomotives and rolling stock, not to mention operating the trains!