January 1
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On January 1 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1869 The Tenbury Railway was transferred into joint LNWRLondon & North Western Railway and GWRGreat Western Railway 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 BRBritish Rail or British Railways's Western Region to their London Midland Region.[3]
- 1969 GWR 178 Autotrailer Third first arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[4]
- 1973 Michael Draper was appointed to the Board of SVRSevern Valley Railway(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 SVRSevern Valley Railway.[7]
- 2001 All SVRSevern Valley Railway trains became non-smoking
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Beddoes & Smith (1995) p. 39.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ Smith (1968) p. 25.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Fourth Edition
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 26, 31
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 43
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition