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]
- 1977 Bridgnorth signal box suffered a fire. The resulting damage to the structure and equipment took several months to repair.[4]
See also
On this day in SVR history
References
- ↑ Beddoes & Smith (1995) p. 39.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ Smith (1968) p. 25.
- ↑ SVR News 43