July 27
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On July 27 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1984 6960 Raveningham Hall carried out clearance tests at Kidderminster in preparation for the opening of the station on 30 July.[1]
- 1985 75069 attended the Open Day at Newport Station, giving rides in the attached Engineers Saloon in aid of a local charity.[2]
- 1987 46443 began work on the Cardigan Bay Express season, deputising for 4MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. 75069. Despite only being a 2MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic., the locomotive received praise from the BRBritish Rail or British Railways crews[3].
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On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history