March 1
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On March 1 in SVR history.
- 1856 A meeting of interested parties was held at Bridgnorth in an attempt to attract new shareholders.[1]
- 1954 BR reopened Jackfield Halt at a new location, following the landslip in 1952.[2]
- 1979 LNER 43612 Open Third came to the SVR from Norwich.
- 1980 The SVR reopened after a four month overhaul of Victoria Bridge.[3]
- 1982 The first part of the Doctor Who episode 'Black Orchid' was broadcast on BBC1, including a shot of 4566 setting off past Arley signal box taken from the earlier BBC production God's Wonderful Railway.[4]
- 1999 Contractors started inspection and repointing work in Knowlesands Tunnel[5].
- 2026 Sunday of the 'Branchline Weekend'; the timetable included 23 services stopping at Eardington over the two days, thought to be more than at any other time in its history.[6]
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On this day in SVR history
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bridgnorth Journal, 8 March 1856, via the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 109.
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 96.
- ↑ 'Black Orchid’, BBC DVD, ‘Now and Then’ special feature
- ↑ SVR News 130
- ↑ SVR News item (retrieved 28 February 2026)