April 12
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On April 12 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1905 The GWRGreat Western Railway authorised the construction of Rifle Range Halt. It opened in June of the same year.[1]
- 1972 Shares in the newly created SVR(H) were offered to the public to finance the purchase of the southern section of the line between Alveley Sidings and Foley Park.[2]
- 1974 Passenger services began between Hampton Loade and Highley.[3]
- 1986 BR Riddles 4MT 75069 took the 'William Shakespeare' from London Marylebone to Stratford-on-Avon.[4][5]
- 2018 CBeebies episode 'Train Tracks and Paint', from the series 'Do You Know', was first broadcast. It featured 1501 and Bewdley North signal box[6][7].
Gallery
Photos taken on 12 April:
2014: 2857 approaching Bewdley
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 93.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 23
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 31
- ↑ Six Bells Junction
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 80, p.14
- ↑ BBC programme guide
- ↑ YouTube
