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*[[Railway Navvies of the SVR#Accidents|1859]] William Bennet, a labourer working near [[Sandbourne Viaduct]], was severely injured by a fall of earth.<ref>[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000350/18590202/025/0003 Worcestershire Chronicle - Wednesday 2 February 1859, on the British Newspaper Archive]</ref>
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1972 | 1972]] The SVR signed an unconditional contract with BR to buy the southern section of the line between [[Alveley Sidings]] and [[Foley Park]] for £74,000. A section of the [[Stourport Branch]] from [[Bewdley]] through [[Mount Pleasant Tunnel]] was also included.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 176.</ref>
*1972 [[GWR 89 Riding/Dormitory Van]] from Worcester and [[GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon]] from Danygraig, Swansea both arrived on the SVR.
