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*1979 [[LMS Stanier Class 5 45000|Black 5 LMS 5000]] hauled her first main line rail tour following restoration on the SVR.<ref name=SVR52/>
 
*1979 [[LMS Stanier Class 5 45000|Black 5 LMS 5000]] hauled her first main line rail tour following restoration on the SVR.<ref name=SVR52/>
 
*1980 The SVR's paid up membership passed 10,000.<ref>SVR News 56</ref>
 
*1980 The SVR's paid up membership passed 10,000.<ref>SVR News 56</ref>
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1990|1990]] The SVR staged a "Heavy Freight Weekend"
 
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2001|2001]] A new 'visitor centre' opened at [[Highley]], housed in [[BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van|TPO 80300]]<ref>SVR News 137</ref>.
 
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2001|2001]] A new 'visitor centre' opened at [[Highley]], housed in [[BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van|TPO 80300]]<ref>SVR News 137</ref>.
 
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#June 2018|2018]] A 2-day 'Goods Gala' began, celebrating the 100th anniversary of [[2857|GWR 2857]] and the 150th anniversary of the opening of [[Eardington|Eardington station]].
 
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#June 2018|2018]] A 2-day 'Goods Gala' began, celebrating the 100th anniversary of [[2857|GWR 2857]] and the 150th anniversary of the opening of [[Eardington|Eardington station]].

Latest revision as of 23:55, 11 November 2019

The Highley 'visitor centre' opened in 2001
On June 2 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
  • 1923 The GWRGreat Western Railway Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton bus service was taken over by Wolverhampton Corporation.[1]
  • 1945 Ambulance Train 34 was disbanded by the British Army Train Unit at Ostend Quay station, including vehicle 3406 (GWR 5804 Brake Third)
  • 1973 Token working was introduced between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade.[2]
  • 1979 The Bridgnorth buffet / restaurant Portakabin was brought into use, replacing the 'York Buffet Car'.[3] This 'temporary facility' continued in use until 2019.
  • 1979 The walls of the new locomotive inspection pit at Bridgnorth were concreted.[3]
  • 1979 Black 5 LMS 5000 hauled her first main line rail tour following restoration on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[3]
  • 1980 The SVRSevern Valley Railway's paid up membership passed 10,000.[4]
  • 1990 The SVRSevern Valley Railway staged a "Heavy Freight Weekend"
  • 2001 A new 'visitor centre' opened at Highley, housed in TPO 80300[5].
  • 2018 A 2-day 'Goods Gala' began, celebrating the 100th anniversary of GWR 2857 and the 150th anniversary of the opening of Eardington station.

Gallery

Photos taken on 2 June:

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

← June 1 - June 3 →

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 82
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 28
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 52
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 56
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 137