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[[File:Hay Bridge 20150415.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Hay Bridge]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
*[[Construction of the Severn Valley Railway#1860|1860]] Chief Engineer [[John Fowler|Sir John Fowler]] reported that the contractors were in possession of 34&frac12; miles of land and that between [[Hartlebury]] and [[Bridgnorth]] over 9 miles of formation was ready for the permanent way.*1970 The rails on [[Hay Bridge]] were removed as work began to replace rotten bridge girders.<ref>SVR News 16</ref>*1971 [[GWR 141 Breakdown Tool Van]] arrived on the SVR from Newton Abbot.*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1972|1972]] Two days of filming for a [[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway#TV Commercials and other|Walls Ice Cream commercial]] began at [[Bridgnorth]]. [[3205]], with four GWR coaches and [[46443]] and with four LMS coaches were featured while [[686 The Lady Armaghdale]] were featuredwas used for shunting.<ref>SVR News 24</ref><ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Williams (1974)]] p. 15.</ref>*1975 a party from the SVR visited Stolberg, West Germany, to inspect [[DRG 64 305]] which had been purchased the previous year and awaited transport to the SVR.
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