On February 1 in SVR history.
- 1862 Public services began on the newly opened Severn Valley Railway.[1]
- 1932 The GWR opened a new shed at Kidderminster.[2]
- 1965 The goods yard at Hartlebury was closed by BR.[3]
- 1966 The Severn Valley Railway Society met BR officials who agreed to the £25,000 offer for purchase of the line and buildings, subject both to contract and a Light Railway Order being granted by the Ministry of Transport.[4]
- 1968 BR's application for a Light Railway Order covering the line between Bridgnorth and Alveley Sidings was published. Once granted, this would downgrade the Branch to a Light Railway which could then be transferred to the SVR[5].
See also
On this day in SVR history
References
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 50.
- ↑ SVR News 16
- ↑ Mitchell and Smith (2007) fig. 3.
- ↑ SVR News 189/190, “The Early Days of the Severn Valley Railway”, A.G. Cleaver
- ↑ SVR News 13