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Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979

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1973: Added details to 6.1.73 convoy
'''January 1973'''
: [[GWR 4141|4141]], [[GWR Large Prairie 5164|5164]], [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor|7819 Hinton Manor]] and [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall|4930 Hagley Hall]] all arrived on 6 January.The convoy left [[Barry Scrapyard]] behind ‘Peak’ diesel No 157 for Kidderminster (still then a British Rail yard), where it arrived in a whiteout of heavy frost. Two other vehicles were in the consist: the [[Former Residents#Notes |tender from scrapped ex-LMS ‘Black Five’ 44888]] and [[BR Standard Class 5 73129 | 73129]]. After the SVR locos were detached at Kidderminster, this loco continued its journey to Derby. From Kidderminster Sulzer Type 2 No 7655 tripped the vehicles to the SVR in [[Bewdley Down Yard]], together with [[GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite|6045]], [[GWR 9615 Kitchen Diner First|9615]] and [[LMS Brake Third Corridor 26880|26880]].<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljan23 Branch Lines, January 2023]</ref>
'''February 1973'''
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