November 29

Newly completed Bewdley Bypass Bridge (1986)

On November 29 in SVR history.

1898 A passenger train from Hartlebury was derailed at Arley.^[1]
1905 The GWR approved the extension of the sidings and provision of a wharf for Prestage & Co at Jackfield sidings.^[2]
1967 GWR 3930 Full Third was purchased by the Great Western (SVR) Association from Barry Scrapyard.
1982 The 1910 30-lever frame at Hartlebury was replaced by a panel.^[3]
1986 The line reopened south of Bewdley after the completion of Bewdley Bypass Bridge. Installation of the bridge had taken less than six weeks.^[4]
2001 Kidderminster Carriage Shed was formally opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester. A plaque on the side of the shed marks the occasion.

2003 HE 686 made a return trip on the line with an observation carriage to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Trust^[5].

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Photos taken on 29 November:

1959: a view of the original Kidderminster station building (Sellick Collection)