December 25
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On December 25 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 2017 In an interesting piece of news management, the SVRSevern Valley Railway chose Christmas Day to announce 46233 [LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 6233] Duchess of Sutherland: LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 8PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. Princess Coronation class PacificLocomotive with a 4-6-2 wheel configuration as a visitor to the Autumn Gala nine months later
- 2018 Following the trend, the SVRSevern Valley Railway announced 4144: GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 5101 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration' as a visitor to the 2019 Spring Gala
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