August 4
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On August 4 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1934 Cound Halt was opened by the GWRGreat Western Railway.[1]
- 2003 The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society staged an reunion event to mark 35 years since the end of steam on BRBritish Rail or British Railways, attended by former enginemen from Rose Grove, Lostock Hall and Bolton.[2]
- 2018: The SVRSevern Valley Railway staged a special event to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of steam on BRBritish Rail or British Railways, attended by former enginemen from Rose Grove and Lostock Hall and members of the 'Master Neverers Association'.
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 111.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 144