February 8

On February 8 in SVR history.

1860 Chief Engineer Sir John Fowler reported that the contractors were in possession of 34½ miles of land and that between Hartlebury and Bridgnorth over 9 miles of formation was ready for the permanent way.
1967: The Severn Valley Railway Society paid the balance of the 10% deposit of £2,500 to BR,^[1] after which BR allowed rolling stock to be moved in.
1970 The rails on Hay Bridge were removed as work began to replace rotten bridge girders.^[2]
1971 GWR 141 Breakdown Tool Van arrived on the SVR from Newton Abbot.
1972 Two days of filming for a Walls Ice Cream commercial began at Bridgnorth. 3205 with four GWR coaches and 46443 with four LMS coaches were featured while 686 The Lady Armaghdale was used for shunting.^[3]^[4]
1975 a party from the SVR visited Stolberg, West Germany, to inspect DRG 64 305 which had been purchased the previous year and awaited transport to the SVR.

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