On July 29 in SVR history.
- 1972 LMR 600 Gordon hauled its first public passenger service following arrival at the SVR on loan from the Army.[1]
- 1997 Brush Class 31 A1A-A1A No. 31413 Severn Valley Railway was scrapped at Doncaster.[2]
- 2007 BR Class 20 D8188 arrived on the SVR, lent to assist with rebuilding following the 2007 Storm Damage.[3]
- 2009 BR Class 20 D8059 arrived on the SVR, joining sister D8188[4]
- 2010 The newly-installed wheel drop was used 'in anger' for the first time, when the trailing driving wheel set was removed from Stanier mogul 42968 to attend to loose axle boxes.[5]
- 2010 The SVR's Sales and Marketing Manager, John Leach, died.
Gallery
Photos taken on 29 July:
1961: a DMU calls at Northwood Halt (Sellick Collection)
See also
References
- ↑ SVR News 25
- ↑ Rail UK 31413 webpage (Retrieved 14 April 2019)
- ↑ SVR News 166
- ↑ .SVR Online Forum "20059" topic
- ↑ SVR News 170/171