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*1978 [[Bridgnorth signal box]] reopened after being temporarily closed for almost a year to allow re-signalling and other alterations to be carried out.<ref>SVR News 49</ref> | *1978 [[Bridgnorth signal box]] reopened after being temporarily closed for almost a year to allow re-signalling and other alterations to be carried out.<ref>SVR News 49</ref> | ||
*1978 The extended move of [[D1013|D1013 Western Ranger]] and [[D1062|D1062 Western Courier]] to the SVR continued as they were towed from Newton Abbot to Cardiff Canton with an overnight stop at Bristol Bath Road<ref>SVR News 126</ref>. | *1978 The extended move of [[D1013|D1013 Western Ranger]] and [[D1062|D1062 Western Courier]] to the SVR continued as they were towed from Newton Abbot to Cardiff Canton with an overnight stop at Bristol Bath Road<ref>SVR News 126</ref>. | ||
| − | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2011|2011]] ‘Blind Dave’ Heeley drove a steam train at Bewdley as | + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2011|2011]] ‘Blind Dave’ Heeley drove a steam train at Bewdley as part of BBC WM’s Red Alert Appeal for the charity Cure Leukaemia, the first of a series of fundraising challenges.<ref>Express Points web round up, September 2011</ref> |
*2012 The boiler of Hawthorn Leslie 2859 (Tanfield Railway No. 2) was delivered to Tanfield following [[Bridgnorth Loco Works#Contract_boiler_overhauls|contract overhaul at Bridgnorth Loco Works]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX9iKxmaCJ4&feature=player_embedded Delivery of repaired boiler for Hawthorn Leslie 2859 (Tanfield Railway No. 2), YouTube 6 August 2012] (Retrieved 21 February 2013)</ref> | *2012 The boiler of Hawthorn Leslie 2859 (Tanfield Railway No. 2) was delivered to Tanfield following [[Bridgnorth Loco Works#Contract_boiler_overhauls|contract overhaul at Bridgnorth Loco Works]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX9iKxmaCJ4&feature=player_embedded Delivery of repaired boiler for Hawthorn Leslie 2859 (Tanfield Railway No. 2), YouTube 6 August 2012] (Retrieved 21 February 2013)</ref> | ||
*2018 [[BR Class 27 D5410]] moved by rail from Tyseley to Leicester LIP for further overhaul work.<ref>Jonthan Dunster, via Facebook, 26 August 2018.</ref> | *2018 [[BR Class 27 D5410]] moved by rail from Tyseley to Leicester LIP for further overhaul work.<ref>Jonthan Dunster, via Facebook, 26 August 2018.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 5 July 2020
On August 6 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1971 Sir Gerald Nabarro addressed the SVRSevern Valley Railway AGM, giving details of how he proposed to finance the purchase of the southern section of the line.[1]
- 1978 Bridgnorth signal box reopened after being temporarily closed for almost a year to allow re-signalling and other alterations to be carried out.[2]
- 1978 The extended move of D1013 Western Ranger and D1062 Western Courier to the SVRSevern Valley Railway continued as they were towed from Newton Abbot to Cardiff Canton with an overnight stop at Bristol Bath Road[3].
- 2011 ‘Blind Dave’ Heeley drove a steam train at Bewdley as part of BBC WM’s Red Alert Appeal for the charity Cure Leukaemia, the first of a series of fundraising challenges.[4]
- 2012 The boiler of Hawthorn Leslie 2859 (Tanfield Railway No. 2) was delivered to Tanfield following contract overhaul at Bridgnorth Loco Works.[5]
- 2018 BR Class 27 D5410 moved by rail from Tyseley to Leicester LIPLocomotive Inspection Point for further overhaul work.[6]
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 20
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 49
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 126
- ↑ Express Points web round up, September 2011
- ↑ Delivery of repaired boiler for Hawthorn Leslie 2859 (Tanfield Railway No. 2), YouTube 6 August 2012 (Retrieved 21 February 2013)
- ↑ Jonthan Dunster, via Facebook, 26 August 2018.
