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*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Before construction: 1845-1858 | 1855]] [[Robert Nicholson]], the Engineer responsible for the first plans for the Severn Valley Railway, died. He was succeeded by [[John Fowler]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 32.</ref>*1861 The last girder forming the river arch of [[Victoria Bridge]] was fixed in place.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Geens (1985)]] p. 7.</ref>*1903 [[GWR 3717 City of Truro]] was hand-timed at a speed claimed to be in excess of 100 miles per hour.<ref>Wikipedia</ref>*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1981|1981]] The [[Highley#Water tower|water column at Highley]] was lifted into place using [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1091|30 ton steam crane RS 1091]]<ref>SVR News 61</ref>.
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