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− | On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | + | [[File:7812 20170422.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Erlestoke Manor]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. |
− | *1947 The first of two fatal [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Accidents|accidents during the BR era]] occurred at the [[Level crossing at Hill Farm, Northwood Lane|level crossing in Northwood Lane]]. | + | *[[Tales from the Severn Valley#George_Thorpe.2C_licensee_of_The_Railwayman.27s_Arms|1898]] George Thorpe, a licensee of The Railwayman's Arms, was born at Gedney, Lincolnshire to a travelling Gypsy family |
+ | *1947 The first of two fatal [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Accidents|accidents during the BR era]] occurred at the [[Level crossing at Hill Farm, Northwood Lane|level crossing in Northwood Lane]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Smith (1968)]] p. 57.</ref> | ||
+ | *1999 A BR Class 175 unit was tested on the SVR.<ref>SVR News 131</ref> | ||
+ | *2016 [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106|43106]] returned to traffic after an intermediate overhaul | ||
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2016|2016]] [[7812| 7812 Erlestoke Manor]] reached 100,000 miles in preservation. | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2016|2016]] [[7812| 7812 Erlestoke Manor]] reached 100,000 miles in preservation. | ||
+ | ==Gallery== | ||
+ | Photos taken on 26 August: | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Tenbury Wells Station, with ex-Great Western Diesel railcar geograph-2389817-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg| 1949: an ex-GWR railcar arrives at [[Wyre Forest Line#Tenbury Wells | Tenbury Wells]] from [[Wyre Forest Line#Woofferton | Woofferton]] (Ben Brooksbank, Wikimedia Commons) | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
[[Category:On this day in August]] | [[Category:On this day in August]] |
Latest revision as of 18:54, 15 August 2019
On August 26 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.- 1898 George Thorpe, a licensee of The Railwayman's Arms, was born at Gedney, Lincolnshire to a travelling Gypsy family
- 1947 The first of two fatal accidents during the BR era occurred at the level crossing in Northwood Lane.[1]
- 1999 A BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 175 unit was tested on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[2]
- 2016 43106 returned to traffic after an intermediate overhaul
- 2016 7812 Erlestoke Manor reached 100,000 miles in preservation.
Gallery
Photos taken on 26 August:
1949: an ex-GWRGreat Western Railway railcar arrives at Tenbury Wells from Woofferton (Ben Brooksbank, Wikimedia Commons)
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Smith (1968) p. 57.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 131