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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'.<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.
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