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[[File:LNWR3020 20140803.jpg|right|300px|thumb|link=LNWR 3020 Cornwall|LNWR 3020 Cornwall arrived on the SVR on 16 August 1979 (2014 photo)]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | [[File:LNWR3020 20140803.jpg|right|300px|thumb|link=LNWR 3020 Cornwall|LNWR 3020 Cornwall arrived on the SVR on 16 August 1979 (2014 photo)]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | ||
| − | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1970|1970]] Work began to reinstate the [[Bridgnorth#Locomotive watering facilities|locomotive watering facilities at Bridgnorth]] which had been removed by BR after closure. | + | *1953 Ex-LMS 'Crab' 42897 hauled a through excursion from Burton-on-Trent and Walsall to [[Bewdley]] and [[Stourport]].<ref>SVR News 53</ref> |
| − | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1979|1979]] LNWR 3020 Cornwall arrived at the SVR on loan from the NRM, having travelled from Crewe to Bewdley behind ex-works Brush 47536. | + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1970|1970]] Work began to reinstate the [[Bridgnorth#Locomotive watering facilities|locomotive watering facilities at Bridgnorth]] which had been removed by BR after closure.<ref>SVR News 18</ref> |
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1979|1979]] LNWR 3020 Cornwall arrived at the SVR on loan from the NRM, having travelled from Crewe to Bewdley behind ex-works Brush 47536.<ref>SVR News 53</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2004|2004]] [[46443|Ivatt Class 2 46443]] was involved in a collision with a van at [[Fishermen's Crossing]].<ref>SVR News 148 p.8. refers to Monday 16 August. 14 August appears in some references elsewhere</ref> The SVR was later cleared of any blame for the collision. | ||
| + | *2008 Sir Nigel Gresley's grandson Tim Godfrey recommissioned newly restored GNR 2701 and presented the SVR with Sir Nigel's top hat on loan for display in [[The Engine House]].<ref>SVR News 163</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
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[[Category:On this day in August]] | [[Category:On this day in August]] | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 13 August 2018
On August 16 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1953 Ex-LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 'Crab' 42897 hauled a through excursion from Burton-on-Trent and Walsall to Bewdley and Stourport.[1]
- 1970 Work began to reinstate the locomotive watering facilities at Bridgnorth which had been removed by BRBritish Rail or British Railways after closure.[2]
- 1979 LNWRLondon & North Western Railway 3020 Cornwall arrived at the SVRSevern Valley Railway on loan from the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum, having travelled from Crewe to Bewdley behind ex-works Brush 47536.[3]
- 2004 Ivatt Class 2 46443 was involved in a collision with a van at Fishermen's Crossing.[4] The SVRSevern Valley Railway was later cleared of any blame for the collision.
- 2008 Sir Nigel GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941's grandson Tim Godfrey recommissioned newly restored GNRGreat Northern Railway 2701 and presented the SVRSevern Valley Railway with Sir Nigel's top hat on loan for display in The Engine House.[5]
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
