Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1974
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This page provides a timeline of events on the Severn Valley Railway during 1974. During the year the SVR began services to Bewdley and increased the amount of daily running during summer, resulting in a near tripling of the miles covered.
March 1974[edit | edit source]
The Light Railway Transfer Order was granted to extend the line from Hampton Loade to Bewdley.
April 1974[edit | edit source]
Easter weekend, 13 April, saw services begin between Hampton Loade and Highley. The first passenger service was the 09:30 from Bridgnorth with GWR Railcar 22, followed by the 12:45 steam service hauled by No 600 Gordon. The weekend saw 16,000 passenger journeys.
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1974 poster advertising services to Highley
May 1974[edit | edit source]
The line was further opened from Highley to Arley and Bewdley on 18 May. GWR Railcar 22 operated the first round trip between Bridgnorth and Bewdley, while the first steam services were hauled by No 5764 from the new MPD at Bewdley and No 43106 from Bridgnorth. Daily running during the summer season was extended to five weeks.
July 1974[edit | edit source]
46521 became the SVR's first Barry restoration to enter service.
August 1974[edit | edit source]
2047 Warwickshire made a guest appearance in steam at the Town & County Show at Stoneleigh. Remarkably, the locomotive covered 8½ miles on a temporary track only 40 ft long!
Steam locomotives used[edit | edit source]
A table of steam locomotives used and their mileages can be found on the Steam Locomotive Mileages page.
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