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| + | *[[Kidderminster Loop Line#The_construction_of_the_Loop_and_alternative_proposals|1877]] this was the revised deadline for the completion of the [[Kidderminster Loop Line]] under the GWR Act 1875. Services in fact began on 1 June 1878. | ||
*1957 The 4.10pm Saturdays only [[Hartlebury]] to [[Shrewsbury]] service was headed by [[5164|ex-GWR Large Prairie]] No 6118.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] Photos pp. 28-29.</ref> | *1957 The 4.10pm Saturdays only [[Hartlebury]] to [[Shrewsbury]] service was headed by [[5164|ex-GWR Large Prairie]] No 6118.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] Photos pp. 28-29.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Closure|1988]] The remaining short spur of the Severn Valley branch from Sutton Bridge Junction, serving the Shrewsbury Abbey sidings oil depot, was closed to rail traffic.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Magner (1997)]] p. 32.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:07, 10 July 2019
On July 18 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1877 this was the revised deadline for the completion of the Kidderminster Loop Line under the GWRGreat Western Railway Act 1875. Services in fact began on 1 June 1878.
- 1957 The 4.10pm Saturdays only Hartlebury to Shrewsbury service was headed by ex-GWR Large Prairie No 6118.[1]
- 1988 The remaining short spur of the Severn Valley branch from Sutton Bridge Junction, serving the Shrewsbury Abbey sidings oil depot, was closed to rail traffic.[2]
Gallery
Photos taken on 18 July:
2015: D8059 sporting a Thunderbird 1 headboard
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Nabarro (1971) Photos pp. 28-29.
- ↑ Magner (1997) p. 32.
