Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1979
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This page provides a timeline of events on the Severn Valley Railway during 1979. Passenger numbers for the year totalled 150,930 including 16,023 schools' tickets. [1]
March 1979[edit | edit source]
Major work was again required to stabilise the line at Sterns.
May 1979[edit | edit source]
BR agreed to allow through excursions onto the SVR. The first such excursion, organised by the Monmouthshire Railway Society, arrived at Bewdley from Cardiff.
June 1979[edit | edit source]
2857 was steamed for the first time since restoration; the first Churchward 2-8-0 to do so.
July 1979[edit | edit source]
The Didcot Great Western Society's veteran Wantage Tramway locomotive "Shannon" was used for filming scenes of the BBC children's drama television series God's Wonderful Railway on the SVR, but was not steamed while here, being propelled or pulled into shot.
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Shanon as the contractors' locomotive -
Shanon crossing Victoria Bridge
August 1979[edit | edit source]
LNWR 3020 Cornwall arrived on 16 August. The locomotive was being lent to the SVR by the NRM for a 5 year period including restoration.
As an experiment, BR ran a weekend DMU service from Kidderminster to Bewdley. The first services on 4 August utilised Class 116 DMU set formation TS545, with Bewdley station decked out in flags.
September 1979[edit | edit source]
7812 was officially re-named "Erlestoke Manor" in a ceremony on 1 September.
November 1979[edit | edit source]
On 28 November 7802 Bradley Manor arrived from Barry, assuming the title of 'last Barry engine to come in'.
December 1979[edit | edit source]
Christmas services took place between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade. Three locomotives were used, 5764, LMS 8233 and 5164 which had just entered traffic after restoration was completed.[2]
Steam locomotives used[edit | edit source]
A table of steam locomotives used and their mileages can be found on the Steam Locomotive Mileages page.
See also[edit | edit source]
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