December 31
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On December 31 in SVR history.
- 1835 A 'Grand Connection Railway' was advertised, seeking capital of £800,000, and intended to run via Stourport, Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Dudley to Wolverhampton.[1][2]
- 1858 The Board of the Severn Valley Railway agreed to pay an additional £20,000 to build the Railway to double track width.[3]
- 1968 Future resident 42968 was withdrawn from service by BR.[4]
- 1977 The frame of 3205 was lowered onto the wheels using the 30-ton steam crane.[5]
- 1988 The total number of passengers carried in a single year exceeded 200,000 for the first time.[6]
- 1996 David Owen was awarded an OBE for Trustee, Community Development Foundation for services to the community in the West Midlands.[7]
- 1998 Nick Paul was awarded a C.B.E. for services to business in the West Midlands.[8]
- 2020: COVID-19 restrictions resulted in services being suspended for the third time in the year.
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On this day in SVR history
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Worcester Journal, 31 December 1835, via the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ Worcester Journal, 25 February 1836, via the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 40.
- ↑ SVR News 21
- ↑ SVR News 47
- ↑ SVR News 91
- ↑ London Gazette 31 December 1996, p.13 (Retrieved 22 April 2019)
- ↑ AWM Chairman Nick Paul recieves CBE, Birmingham Post 31 December 2008 (Retrieved 20 April 2019)