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'''October / November 2000''':
:The October ‘Thomas’ weekend survived, with Jinty 47383 assuming the role of ‘Thomas’ and also featuring a rare appearance in steam of former resident Peckett 1738Hams Hall No 4 re-visiting as 'Percy'.
:October and November went on to be the wettest since records began 250 years earlier, with the Severn 22 feet above its normal level. November saw a stream at the top of Eardington Bank burst through its banks, with the resulting flood washing through the drainage in Knowlesands Tunnel. On 5 November this was overwhelmed, causing a major landslip at the Bridgnorth end with 3 lengths of track left hanging in space and the embankment spread across the field below. Repairs started once the stream was diverted, with the line re-connected around 3 weeks later.