Difference between revisions of "June 1"

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On June 1 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

1868 Eardington Station opened.
1869 Wyre Forest Station opened.
1878 The Kidderminster Loop Line opened.
1895 The original footbridge outside Bridgnorth Station was opened to the public.
1967 Contracts were exchanged between BRBritish Rail or British Railways and the SVRSevern Valley Railway for the purchase of the line between Bridgnorth and Alveley Sidings.
1980 The ex-Fort William 70ft turntable now at Kidderminster was moved from the Bluebell Railway to Bewdley.
2011 The SVRSevern Valley Railway ran a special train with proceeds going to help the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway recover from two embankment collapses.

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 *1878 The [[Kidderminster Loop Line]] opened.
 *1895 The original [[Bridgnorth#Footbridge outside Bridgnorth Station|footbridge outside Bridgnorth Station]] was opened to the public.
+*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1967 | 1967]] Contracts were exchanged between BR and the SVR for the purchase of the line between [[Bridgnorth]] and [[Alveley Sidings]].
 *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1980 | 1980]] The [[Kidderminster Turntable|ex-Fort William 70ft turntable now at Kidderminster]] was moved from the Bluebell Railway to Bewdley.
 *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2011 | 2011]] The SVR ran a special train with proceeds going to help the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway recover from two embankment collapses.