On April 29 in SVR history.
- 1961 BR Standard Class 3 2-6-2T No 82005 was photographed at Northwood Halt with a southbound passenger service.[1] None of this class survived into preservation, but new build 82045 will enable this scene to be repeated.
- 1971 Bridgnorth Borough Council met to discuss the future of the Hollybush Road Footbridge which had been closed to the public the year before.[2]
- 2001 813 visited Didcot Railway Centre.[3]
- 2005 The HLF granted the WLA £45,500 towards D1062 Western Courier's overhaul, which was used for sending a defective Voith transmission to the manufacturer in Germany[4].
Gallery
Photos taken on 29 April:
2011: MR Midland Compound 1000 in The Engine House
2011: D8188 at Highley
See also
On this day in SVR history