August 11

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On August 11 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

  • 1968 Future SVRSevern Valley Railway resident 45110 hauled the final leg of the ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’, the last ‘official’ steam train run by BRBritish Rail or British Railways.[1]
  • 1975 LMS 8233, 43106 and three coaches travelled to Shildon to take part in the Rail 150 celebrations.[2]
  • 1978 The Western Locomotive Association staged an open day.[3]
  • 1998 45110 took part in a press event at Bridgnorth to mark 30 years since the end of BRBritish Rail or British Railways steam[4].

Gallery

Photos taken on 11 August:

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

← August 10 - August 12 →

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 18
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 36
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 55
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 128