*1857 [[Peto, Brassey and Betts|Morton Peto]] resigned from the Board of the original Severn Valley Railway Company, so that his firm could become the contractors for its construction.
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1999|1999]] The ceremonial ‘cutting the first sod’ was carried out on the site of the new [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]].
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