February 8
On February 8 in SVR history.
- 1860 Chief Engineer Sir John Fowler reported that the contractors were in possession of 34½ miles of land and that between Hartlebury and Bridgnorth over 9 miles of formation was ready for the permanent way.
- 1970 The rails on Hay Bridge were removed as work began to replace rotten bridge girders.[1]
- 1971 GWR 141 Breakdown Tool Van arrived on the SVR from Newton Abbot.
- 1972 Two days of filming for a Walls Ice Cream commercial began at Bridgnorth. 3205 with four GWR coaches and 46443 with four LMS coaches were featured while 686 The Lady Armaghdale was used for shunting.[2][3]
- 1975 a party from the SVR visited Stolberg, West Germany, to inspect DRG 64 305 which had been purchased the previous year and awaited transport to the SVR.
See also
On this day in SVR history
References
- ↑ SVR News 16
- ↑ SVR News 24
- ↑ Williams (1974) p. 15.