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*1856 The third Severn Valley Railway Act received Royal assent, authorising further changes to the route at [[Hartlebury]] and [[Bridgnorth]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 34.</ref>
*1859 The Act of Parliament to build the [[Wyre Forest Line|Tenbury Railway]] received Royal assent.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] p. 13.</ref>
*1962 Six [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079|BR Standard Class 4 tanks]] were allocated to [[Shrewsbury|Shrewsbury 89A]] for the first time, some displaced from the London, Tilbury and Southend line by electrification.<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=class&id=726401&type=S&page=alloc 80000 page, BRDatabase] (Retrieved 23 April 2017)</ref> They remained until the end of passenger working, especially north of [[Bridgnorth]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|D.J. Smith (1968)]]</ref><ref name="Mag97">[[Bibliography#Books|Magner (1997)]]</ref>
*1984 The Light Railway Order was granted for the final extension of services from Bewdley to Kidderminster.<ref>SVR News 73</ref>
*1996 [[Mainline Operators Servicing Kidderminster#Chiltern_Railways|Chiltern Railways]] was formed from part of the nationalised British Rail. It subsequently operated services between London Marylebone and Kidderminster.
*2002 [[Hampton Loade|Hampton Loade Station]] staged their second National Velocipede Rally<ref>SVR News 142</ref>.
*2017 The film [[The Black Prince]] had its worldwide release.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3962984/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_dt The Black Prince on the Internet Movie Database]</ref> Filming took place using [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco|GWR 2857]] at [[Bewdley]] on 18 November 2014.
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