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| − | *1948 Following nationalisation, the Severn Valley branch of the Great Western Railway became part of British Railways. | + | *1869 The [[Wyre Forest Line|Tenbury Railway]] was transferred into joint LNWR and GWR ownership.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] p. 39.</ref> |
| − | + | *1948 Following nationalisation, the Severn Valley branch of the Great Western Railway became part of British Railways' Western Region.<ref>Wikipedia</ref> | |
| + | *1963 Control of the Severn Valley Branch passed from BR's Western Region to their London Midland Region.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Smith (1968)]] p. 25.</ref> | ||
| + | *1969 [[GWR 178 Autotrailer Third]] first arrived on the SVR.<ref>SVR Stock Book Fourth Edition</ref> | ||
| + | *1973 [[Michael Draper]] was appointed to the Board of SVR(H) as Finance Director under the Chairmanship of [[Sir Gerald Nabarro]].<ref>SVR News 26, 31</ref> Mr Draper was [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#General_Manager|SVR General Manager]] from 1976-1993. | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1977|1977]] [[Bridgnorth signal box]] suffered a fire. The resulting damage to the structure and equipment took several months to repair.<ref>SVR News 43</ref> | ||
| + | *1988 [[SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522]] arrived on the SVR.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2001|2001]] All SVR trains became non-smoking | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Photos taken on 1 January: | ||
| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=150px style="text-align:left">33108_20200101.jpg | 2020: Diesel 33108 at Bewdley | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:On this day in January|January 01]] | [[Category:On this day in January|January 01]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 4 November 2020
On January 1 in SVR history.
- 1869 The Tenbury Railway was transferred into joint LNWR and GWR ownership.[1]
- 1948 Following nationalisation, the Severn Valley branch of the Great Western Railway became part of British Railways' Western Region.[2]
- 1963 Control of the Severn Valley Branch passed from BR's Western Region to their London Midland Region.[3]
- 1969 GWR 178 Autotrailer Third first arrived on the SVR.[4]
- 1973 Michael Draper was appointed to the Board of SVR(H) as Finance Director under the Chairmanship of Sir Gerald Nabarro.[5] Mr Draper was SVR General Manager from 1976-1993.
- 1977 Bridgnorth signal box suffered a fire. The resulting damage to the structure and equipment took several months to repair.[6]
- 1988 SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522 arrived on the SVR.[7]
- 2001 All SVR trains became non-smoking
Gallery
Photos taken on 1 January:
2020: Diesel 33108 at Bewdley
See also
On this day in SVR history
References
- ↑ Beddoes & Smith (1995) p. 39.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ Smith (1968) p. 25.
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Fourth Edition
- ↑ SVR News 26, 31
- ↑ SVR News 43
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition