January 1
On January 1 in SVR history.
- 1869 The Tenbury Railway was transferred into joint LNWR and GWR ownership.[1]
- 1948 Following nationalisation, the Severn Valley branch of the Great Western Railway became part of British Railways' Western Region.[2]
- 1963 Control of the Severn Valley Branch passed from BR's Western Region to their London Midland Region.[3]
- 1969 GWR 178 Autotrailer Third first arrived on the SVR.[4]
- 1973 Michael Draper was appointed to the Board of SVR(H) as Finance Director under the Chairmanship of Sir Gerald Nabarro.[5] Mr Draper was SVR General Manager from 1976-1993.
- 1977 Bridgnorth signal box suffered a fire. The resulting damage to the structure and equipment took several months to repair.[6]
- 1988 SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522 arrived on the SVR.[7]
- 2001 All SVR trains became non-smoking
Gallery
Photos taken on 1 January:
2020: Diesel 33108 at Bewdley
See also
On this day in SVR history
References
- ↑ Beddoes & Smith (1995) p. 39.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ Smith (1968) p. 25.
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Fourth Edition
- ↑ SVR News 26, 31
- ↑ SVR News 43
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition