July 11

On July 11 in SVR history.

1965 The newly formed Severn Valley Railway Society first visited Bridgnorth Station and inspected the track from Hampton Loade.^[1]^[2]
1986 The SVR successfully appealed against the order banning rivetting at Bridgnorth.^[3]
1988 SR 1174 Parcels and Miscellaneous Van arrived on the SVR from Cohen’s Scrap Yard at Kingsbury.
2000 The final day of 34027 Taw Valley's four-day 'Hogwarts Express' promotional tour continued from York via Carlisle, ending at Preston.
2000 GWR 813 was steamed for the first time since 1984^[4].

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