October 21
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On October 21 in SVR history.
- 1965: Having obtained a professional valuation of the station buildings, the Society posted a tender to BR Estates offering £25,000 for the line from Bridgnorth to milepost 144½.
- 1967 Manning Wardle 0-6-0PT 2047 Warwickshire left Rugby Portland Cement by low loader, with an overnight stop at the transport company's depot.[1]
- 1979: Sunday of the SVR's second 'Western Weekend'.
- 1995 D821 Greyhound visited the Llangollen Railway.[2]
- 2007 A line inspection took place to review progress on repairing the 2007 Storm Damage.[3]
- 2009 SVR Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester formally opened The Engine House at Highley and the new Highley Station Footbridge[4].
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Highley Station Footbridge -
The Engine House seen from Highley Station
(Wikimedia Commons)
- 2013 The Lord Lieutenants of Worcestershire and Shropshire presented The Queen's Award for Volunteering
- 2014 SVR Class 14 Company Limited was incorporated.[5]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Photos taken on 21 October:
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2023: Newly overhauled LMS Stanier Mogul 13268 in temporary LMS unlined livery as 2968
See also[edit | edit source]
On this day in SVR history
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ SVR News 13
- ↑ Diesel Traction Group website (Retrieved 26 October 2018)
- ↑ SVR News 160
- ↑ SVR News 168
- ↑ Companies House