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[[File:417 Invicta Bridgnorth Lorry 2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|417 Invicta arriving at Bridgnorth in 1972 (David Cooke)]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
*1900 60 choristers from Bridgnorth travelled by special train to a non-conformist choirs festival at Crystal Palace, returning at 5:20 the following morning<ref>[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001961/19000707/095/0005 Bridgnorth Journal and South Shropshire Advertiser. Saturday 7 July 1900]</ref>
*1972 [[417 Invicta|Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST 'Invicta']] arrived on the SVR.<ref>SVR News 25</ref>
*1973 Mobile cranes were used at Bridgnorth to lift [[46443]] and [[7714]] to remove wheels for axle box repairs and tyre turning respectively. The cranes were also used to turn [[Peckett 1738]] to face north.<ref>SVR News 29 / 34
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*1987 BR closed the former GWR works at Swindon where much of the rolling stock on the SVR was built.<ref>SVR News 85</ref>
*2001 [[Tales from the Severn Valley#The Steaming Granny|Anthea Hanscomb Hanscombe]] attended a “Steam Supreme” driving course as an 80th Birthday treat, duly completing 64 miles of driving aboard 80079 with eight coaches in tow<ref>SVR News 135</ref>.
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W20WTenbury.jpg|1959: Railcar W20W opposite Tenbury Wells signal box.
12099_WD40_20130630.jpg | 2013: [[12099|Diesel 12099]] appeared as 'WD 40'
48773_WD307_20180630.jpg | 2019: [[48773]] on display as WD 307
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==See also==
