April 3

Manning Wardle 2047 was named 'Warwickshire' in a ceremony on 3 April 1971.

On April 3 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

• 1895 The GWRGreat Western Railway agreed to provide a siding connection at Highley, to be paid for by the Highley Colliery Company.
• 1971 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.
• 1971 Two Wickham trolleys, PWM2827 (B190W) and PWM3774 (B13W), arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Worcester.
• 1980 LNER 43600 Open Third arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in black livery.
• 2004 Bridgnorth Station Footbridge returned into use, having been dismantled and moved off site for refurbishment two months earlier.

Gallery

Photos taken on 3 April:

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  2016: 34053 Sir Keith Park carried a "Merchant Venturer" headboard.

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  2016: 7812 Erlestoke Manor with a "Merchant Venturer" headboard.

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  2016: Kidderminster Platelayers Hut

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

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