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1908 The GWR agreed that [[Maw and Co's Siding|Maw & Co]] could extract clay from land belonging to the railway in return for leaving clay under the railway itself unworked.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 108.</ref>
*1960 [[GWR Small Prairie 4566]] became the last steam locomotive overhauled at Newton Abbot works.
*1973 [[Kidderminster Station signal box (c.1882-1973) | Kidderminster Station signal box]] closed.
*1989 [[The Earl of Lindsay]], SVR chairman and owner of [[61994 The Great Marquess|LNER 3442 The Great Marquess]], rode on the footplate of his engine for the last time. He sadly died sixteen days later.<ref>SVR News 93</ref>
*2005 A special train carrying 350 'Harry Potter' fans to [[Arley]] arrived at midnight to collect their copies of the newly published sixth book, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'<ref>SVR News 151</ref>.
==Gallery==
Photos taken on 15 July:
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Brake_Van_55577_20170715.jpg | 2017: [[WD 55577 Brake Van (fictitious number)]] in Bewdley yard
GWR_80982_20170715.jpg | 2017: [[GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van]] at Bewdley
</gallery>
==See also==
{{On this day see also}}
==References==
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[[Category:On this day in July]]
