July 18
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On July 18 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1877 this was the revised deadline for the completion of the Kidderminster Loop Line under the GWRGreat Western Railway Act 1875. Services in fact began on 1 June 1878.
- 1957 The 4.10pm Saturdays only Hartlebury to Shrewsbury service was headed by ex-GWR Large Prairie No 6118.[1]
- 1988 The remaining short spur of the Severn Valley branch from Sutton Bridge Junction, serving the Shrewsbury Abbey sidings oil depot, was closed to rail traffic.[2]
Gallery
Photos taken on 18 July:
2015: D8059 sporting a Thunderbird 1 headboard
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Nabarro (1971) Photos pp. 28-29.
- ↑ Magner (1997) p. 32.
