April 16

On April 16 in SVR history.

• 1965: The last 'run as required' freight traffic ceased on the Wyre Forest Line.
• 1966 Future resident LMR 600 Gordon unusually worked the RCTS 'Longmoor Railtour' from Woking onto the Longmoor Military Railway and onward to Staines.
• 1973: The West Midland Safari and Leisure Park opened. The area of the SVR adjacent to the park is commonly referred to as 'Safari Park Curve'.
• 1978: Sunday of the Spring Steam Gala weekend which included working to Foley Park.
• 1981 The episode 'Curse of the Mummy' from the TV comedy series Sorry! was first screened. A scene was filmed at Bewdley.
• 2016 The first Open House Weekend took place, replacing the previous Members & Shareholders Weekend.
• 2021: The Spring Steam Up on 15-18 April featured 2999 Lady of Legend.
• 2023: Sunday of the Spring Steam Gala which attracted 5,000 paying passengers over the three days. The guest locomotives were GWR 4079 Pendennis Castle, GWR Small Prairie 4555 and BR Standard 2MT 78018 Borough of Darlington.

Gallery

Photos taken on 16 April:

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  2016: West Midlands N Gauge Group's model of Bridgnorth
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  2016: Telford Model Railway Group's model of Bewdley in N gauge
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  2016: Telford Model Railway Group's model of Bewdley in N gauge
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  2016: West Midlands N Gauge Group's model of Arley
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  2016: West Midlands N Gauge Group's model of Arley

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  2016: Manchester Model Tramway
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  2016: Manchester Model Tramway
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  2016: Class 50 50049 Defiance at Highley
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  2016: Wribbenhall Viaduct
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  2025: Gala guest / former resident 45699 Galatea at Stoubridge en roue to the SVR

See also

On this day in SVR history

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Severn Valley Railway

Great Western Railway

Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration

British Rail or British Railways

The 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.