May 17
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On May 17 in SVR history.
- 1861: William Bache, a navvy working on the construction of the railway, was convicted of stealing a bundle of clothing from another navvy. He was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment in Shrewsbury gaol with hard labour.[1]
- 1980: The SVR played host to two railtours on the same day, enabling the Bridgnorth PA to announce "The next service will call at Bewdley, Basingstoke, Winchester, Eastleigh and Southampton. Change at Bewdley for Leeds, Keighley, Haworth and Oxenhope."[2]
- 1988 The SVR launched a prospectus for a share issue to raise funds for the construction of Bridgnorth Boiler Shop[3].
- 2025: Saturday of the Spring Diesel Festival which included an assortment of guest locomotives along with members of the home fleet. Services ran between Kidderminster and Hampton Loade due to the embankment collapse at Mor Brook earlier in the year.
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Photos taken on 17 May:
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2015: GWR 143 Tool & Packing Van at Bewdley -
2015: GWR 55 Riding/Dormitory Van at Bewdley -
2015: GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third at Bewdley
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On this day in SVR history