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| − | *1865 The GWR Traffic Committee sanctioned expenditure of £50 to relocate a spare crane from [[Stourport]] to [[Bridgnorth]] where it was 'much required'. | + | *1865 The GWR Traffic Committee sanctioned expenditure of £50 to relocate a spare crane from [[Stourport]] to [[Bridgnorth]] where it was 'much required'.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 105.</ref> |
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1971|1971]] The SVR formally agreed to buy the southern section of the line between [[Alveley Sidings]] and [[Foley Park]] for £74,000, subject to contract. This confirmed the provisional agreement reached with BR in August 1970.<ref>SVR News 19</ref> | ||
| + | *1974 The two [[Bewdley#Water towers|water tanks at Bewdley]] were lifted into place.<ref>SVR News 31</ref> | ||
| + | *1990 Central TV's Midland News included an interview with John Cameron and film of newly restored [[60009|60009 Union of South Africa]] (running as Osprey) emerging from [[Bewdley Tunnel]].<ref>SVR News 96</ref> | ||
| + | *2002 The SVR experimented with a '1960s transport day' featuring visiting road transport from that era.<ref>SVR News 139</ref> | ||
| + | *2019 [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069]] returned to traffic after an overhaul costing more than £900,000 and involving more than 25,000 man hours of effort. The locomotive had last steamed in 1994. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:On this day in February]] | [[Category:On this day in February]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:20, 17 February 2019
On February 16 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1865 The GWRGreat Western Railway Traffic Committee sanctioned expenditure of £50 to relocate a spare crane from Stourport to Bridgnorth where it was 'much required'.[1]
- 1971 The SVRSevern Valley Railway formally agreed to buy the southern section of the line between Alveley Sidings and Foley Park for £74,000, subject to contract. This confirmed the provisional agreement reached with BRBritish Rail or British Railways in August 1970.[2]
- 1974 The two water tanks at Bewdley were lifted into place.[3]
- 1990 Central TV's Midland News included an interview with John Cameron and film of newly restored 60009 Union of South Africa (running as Osprey) emerging from Bewdley Tunnel.[4]
- 2002 The SVRSevern Valley Railway experimented with a '1960s transport day' featuring visiting road transport from that era.[5]
- 2019 BR Riddles 4MT 75069 returned to traffic after an overhaul costing more than £900,000 and involving more than 25,000 man hours of effort. The locomotive had last steamed in 1994.
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
