December 29

On December 29 in SVR history.

1857 After difficulty raising the necessary capital, a Special General Meeting authorised the directors of the Severn Valley Railway Company to apply for a bill to abandon plans to build the Railway.^[1]
1904 A GWR Steam Railmotor was trialled between Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport.
1984 Class 50 No 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' visited the SVR with the 'Thames Severn Pullman' rail tour.^[2] The loco is now owned by The Class 50 Alliance.
1991 Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors was first broadcast. It featured scenes filmed at Bewdley earlier in the year using former resident 6960 Raveningham Hall.
2001 SR 34027 Taw Valley took the Cannon of Kent railtour from Finsbury Park to Margate, but stalled on the North London incline when leaving London^[3]^[4].
2020: Heavy snowfall resulted in the day's services being cancelled.
2023: On the Friday after Christmas, the SVR held its first Winter Diesel Day.
2025: The Winter Diesel Day featured visiting Class 37s 37418 and 37508 together with members of the home fleet.

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