March 21

On March 21 in SVR history.

1961: A meeting of the TUCC took place at Tenbury to hear opinions on the proposed closure of the Bewdley to Woofferton line.^[1]
1978: Filming of a scene for The Thirty Nine Steps took place on Victoria Bridge. Midland Railway 644 (46443) was filmed making an emergency stop on the bridge.^[2]
1997 TPO W80300 was presented to the SVR on indefinite loan.^[3]
1998 GWR Mogul 7325 took the Chester Chuffer from Bescot-Chester and return.
2008 The SVR fully reopened for passenger services, nine months after closure of most of the line due to the 2007 storm damage.^[4] The Engine House opened the same day.

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Photos taken on 21 March:

1978:Preparations for filming at Victoria Bridge
1978:Robert Powell as Richard Hannay hanging from the underside of Victoria Bridge
1978:SVR volunteer John Price as the driver during filming
1978:SVR volunteer Barrie Geens as a policeman during filming
2010:Visiting GWR 5600 class 0-6-2T No 6695 at Bewdley