December 10
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On December 10 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1859 The keystones of the main arch of Wribbenhall Viaduct were laid.
- 1904 The Bridgnorth Jourrnal reported that a steam bus had run away backwards on Roughton Bank, resulting in injury to a passenger. Introduced by the GWRGreat Western Railway in November of that year, the buses were replaced by petrol-engined buses the following spring.[1]
- 2017 West Midlands Trains took over as the principal train operating company 'over the fence' at Kidderminster.
- 2018 An episode of the BBC's 'River Walks' was first broadcast, with Shobna Gulati travelling from Bridgnorth on the footplate of 43106[2].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 82
- ↑ BBC programme guide
