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*[[The_Severn_Valley_Railway_under_GWR/BR_ownership#Construction:_1858-1861 | 1860]] An Act of parliament authorised a three-way amalgamation of the [[Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway]] with the Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford Railway and the Worcester & Hereford Railway to form the West Midlands Railway.<ref>discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk</ref> | *[[The_Severn_Valley_Railway_under_GWR/BR_ownership#Construction:_1858-1861 | 1860]] An Act of parliament authorised a three-way amalgamation of the [[Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway]] with the Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford Railway and the Worcester & Hereford Railway to form the West Midlands Railway.<ref>discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk</ref> | ||
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1972|1972]] BR's application for a Light Railway Order for the southern section of the line from [[Alveley Sidings]] to [[Foley Park]] and Burlish via [[Bewdley]] was published<ref>SVR News 24</ref>. | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1972|1972]] BR's application for a Light Railway Order for the southern section of the line from [[Alveley Sidings]] to [[Foley Park]] and Burlish via [[Bewdley]] was published<ref>SVR News 24</ref>. | ||
| + | *2006 Pathfinder Tours' ''The Orcadian'' started a three-day tour from Swindon to Inverness, Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick and Thurso with [[BR Class 50 50049 Defiance| 50049 Defiance]] and [[BR Class 50 50031 Hood|50031 Hood]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 10 June 2019
On June 16 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1860 An Act of parliament authorised a three-way amalgamation of the Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway with the Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford Railway and the Worcester & Hereford Railway to form the West Midlands Railway.[1]
- 1972 BRBritish Rail or British Railways's application for a Light Railway Order for the southern section of the line from Alveley Sidings to Foley Park and Burlish via Bewdley was published[2].
- 2006 Pathfinder Tours' The Orcadian started a three-day tour from Swindon to Inverness, Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick and Thurso with 50049 Defiance and 50031 Hood
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
