April 22
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On April 22 in SVR history.
- 1966 Three years after closure of the north end of the line, boilers and other equipment for Ironbridge power station were moved by rail from Sutton Bridge Junction to Buildwas.[1]
- 1967: The SVR's second steam locomotive, 'Mickey Mouse' 46443, arrived on the SVR.[2]
- 1979: Sunday of the Spring Steam Gala.
- 1988 BR Class 31 Diesel No 31413 was named Severn Valley Railway in a ceremony at Bewdley.[3]
- 1991 Former General Manager Bill Gillett died.
- 2014 D1015 Western Champion hauled D1062 Western Courier from Kidderminster to Tyseley for tyre turning, providing a maroon Western hauling another on the mainline, a scene not seen for decades.[4]
- 2016 The The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust ran a special train in aid of 'The Motion Appeal'. The Eardington Explorer ran between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, calling specially at disused Eardington[5].
- 2022: Friday of the Spring Steam Gala which featured guest locomotives 2999 Lady of Legend, 30506 [SR 506] and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley [LNER 4498].
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Photos taken on 22 April:
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2017: 7812 Erlestoke Manor at Highley -
2017: 7714 at Kidderminster -
2022: BR RMB 1856
See also edit
On this day in SVR history
References edit
- ↑ Magner (1997) p. 35.
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ SVR News 88
- ↑ Express Points Web Round-Up, May 2014
- ↑ SVR-Online Forum