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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On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
