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.
- 1989 The Bridgnorth Footbridge Trust was registered as a charity, with the aim of building a replacement footbridge outside Bridgnorth Station.
- 2011 The SVRSevern Valley Railway ran a special train with proceeds going to help the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway recover from two embankment collapses.
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history