October 6

47383 was temporarily removed from the Engine House on 6 October 2013

On October 6 in SVR history.

• 1980 LNER 24105 Open Third arrived on the SVR from VSOE at Carnforth, having been swapped for LNER 4236 Gangwayed Passenger Brake.
• 1990 D1013 Western Ranger visited the Nene Valley Railway.
• 2013 A shunt at The Engine House saw 4930 Hagley Hall leave for overhaul at Bridgnorth, replaced by 45110. Other exhibits were rearranged, including Jinty 47383.
• 2017 The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust ran the 'Waterloo Sunset' special train in memory of Paul Anderson, former fireman at Nine Elms in the 1960's.
• 2018 At the Class 50 Golden Jubilee 50049 was formally rededicated at Kidderminster by Commodore Robert Bellfield, Royal Navy, Commander Devonport Flotilla, Devonport Dockyard – the former home to training base HMS Defiance.

Gallery

Photos taken on 6 October:

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  1938: An aerial photograph of Kidderminster station and yard (Britain from Above)
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  1962: Bridgnorth, southbound LMS 2MT 41202 passes a northbound DMU (Sellick Collection)
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  1959: Bewdley, a northbound ex-GWR Railcar (Sellick Collection)
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  2013: 12099 passing Highley
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  2013: 45110 awaiting entry to The Engine House
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  2013: 4930 Hagley Hall leaving Highley for Bridgnorth

See also

On this day in SVR history

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Severn Valley Railway

Venice Simplon Orient Express

London Midland & Scottish Railway

The British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.

Diesel Multiple Unit

Great Western Railway