May 22

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On May 22 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

  • 1970 A new automatic telephone exchange was brought into use by the S&TSignals & Telegraph Department.[1]
  • 1972 The original share offer in the newly created SVR(H) closed. It was over-subscribed.[2]
  • 1988 A 2857 75th Anniversary Freight Train took place.[3]
  • 1999 The 'Inter-City Tanks' railtour from Finsbury Park-Kemble -Stourbridge Jct-Tyseley ran with 80098 and 80079.
  • 2007 GWR Small Prairie 4566 was used on a steam-hauled revenue earning freight charter, taking a load of pipes to Trimpley Reservoir for Severn Trent Water[4].

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See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

← May 21 - May 23 →

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 17
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 24
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 90
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 158