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[[File:MW2047 20091031.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Manning Wardle 2047 was named 'Warwickshire' in a ceremony on 3 April 1971.]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Great Western Railway: 1872-1947|1895]] The GWR agreed to provide a siding connection at [[Highley]], to be paid for by the [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway#Highley Colliery | Highley Colliery Company]]. <ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 97.</ref> *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#19717 | 1971]] [[2047 Warwickshire|Manning Wardle 0-6-0PT 2047]] was named "Warwickshire" by Mr H A Vigar, the former manager of Rugby Portland Cement's New Bilton Works where the locomotive spent its working life.<ref>SVR News 19</ref>*1971 Two Wickham trolleys, [[Other rolling stock formerly resident on the SVR#Wickham_Trolleys|PWM2827 (B190W) and PWM3774 (B13W)]], arrived on the SVR from Worcester.*1980 [[LNER 43600 Open Third]] arrived on the SVR in black livery.*2004 [[Bridgnorth Station Footbridge]] returned into use, having been dismantled and moved off site for refurbishment two months earlier<ref>SVR News 146-7</ref>. ==Gallery==Photos taken on 3 April:<gallery>34053_20160403.jpg|2016: [[34053|34053 Sir Keith Park]] carried a "Merchant Venturer" headboard.7812_20160403.jpg|2016: [[7812|7812 Erlestoke Manor]] with a "Merchant Venturer" headboard.Kidderminster_Platelayers_Hut_20160403.jpg|2016: [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List|Kidderminster Platelayers Hut]]</gallery>==References==<references/>
==See also==
[[Category:On this day in April|April 03]]
 
 
 
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