December 1
On December 1 in SVR history.
- 1853 The Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway opened throughout, including the route through Hartlebury and Kidderminster.
- 1859 An accident occurred in Bridgnorth Tunnel to James Windy, a Railway Navvy.[1]
- 1869 The GWR approved the construction of a cattle pen at Highley.[2]
- 1975 A major repair to Oldbury Viaduct began.
- 2007 Santa's Grotto was based at Bewdley, the line north of there still being closed following the 2007 flood damage.[3]
- 2008 GWR 9084 First Sleeper returned to the SVR following substatial contract repairs at Ramparts in Derby.
- 2010 The SVR was presented with the National Railway Heritage Awards FirstGroup Craft Skills Award for work undertaken on installation of the wheeldrop facility at Bridgnorth[4].
See also
On this day in SVR history
References
- ↑ Shrewsbury Chronicle - Friday 2 December 1859, on the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 99.
- ↑ SVR News 159
- ↑ SVR News 172