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*1963 [[BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van|TPO 80300]], now on display in [[The Engine House]], was part of the train involved in the Great Train Robbery.<ref>Poster in The Engine House</ref> | *1963 [[BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van|TPO 80300]], now on display in [[The Engine House]], was part of the train involved in the Great Train Robbery.<ref>Poster in The Engine House</ref> | ||
*1988 [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]] gave a Legal Charge in favour of the County Council of Hereford & Worcester in respect of "All that land at [[Bewdley]] containing six point seven acres or thereabouts together with the buildings erected thereon."<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01046274/charges Companies House] (Retrieved 14 March 2019)</ref> | *1988 [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]] gave a Legal Charge in favour of the County Council of Hereford & Worcester in respect of "All that land at [[Bewdley]] containing six point seven acres or thereabouts together with the buildings erected thereon."<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01046274/charges Companies House] (Retrieved 14 March 2019)</ref> | ||
+ | *2015 the SVR was operated almost entirely by current and former members of the [[SVR Apprentices|SVR Junior Club]] in a unique tribute to much-loved volunteer, the late Don Wilcox - "Don's Day". | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 21:34, 1 August 2019
On August 8 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1894 The GWRGreat Western Railway approved the construction of a ladies’ waiting room and WC on the UpIn reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the present day SVR) platform at Berrington, at a cost of £240.[1]
- 1906 The GWRGreat Western Railway approved the provision of additional sidings at Stourport.[2]
- 1963 TPO 80300, now on display in The Engine House, was part of the train involved in the Great Train Robbery.[3]
- 1988 Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC gave a Legal Charge in favour of the County Council of Hereford & Worcester in respect of "All that land at Bewdley containing six point seven acres or thereabouts together with the buildings erected thereon."[4]
- 2015 the SVRSevern Valley Railway was operated almost entirely by current and former members of the SVR Junior Club in a unique tribute to much-loved volunteer, the late Don Wilcox - "Don's Day".
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 112.
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 89.
- ↑ Poster in The Engine House
- ↑ Companies House (Retrieved 14 March 2019)