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On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
 
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1992|1992]] The SVR's first 'Thomas the Tank Engine' event began, bringing nearly 17,000 visitors over the two days.
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*1977 Silver Jubilee Week on the SVR was celebrated with trains named 'Silver Jubilee' and 'Elizabethan'.<ref>SVR News 44</ref>
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*1981 Coincidentally, future SVR residents [[BR Class 08 D3022|08015]], [[BR Class 08 D3201|08133]] and [[BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion]] all appeared at the Swindon Works’ Open Day.<ref>[http://www.bropendays.co.uk/swindon1981.html BR Open Days, Swindon 1981] (Retrieved 6 September 2019)</ref>
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1992|1992]] The SVR's first 'Thomas the Tank Engine' event began, bringing nearly 17,000 visitors over the two days<ref>SVR News 103</ref>.
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==Gallery==
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Photos taken on 6 June:
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<gallery>
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Bridge_2_20150606.jpg | 2015: [[Worcester Road Bridge|Worcester Road Bridge (Br 2)]]
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Bridge_4_20150606.jpg | 2015: [[Underbridge off Lisle Avenue|Underbridge off Lisle Avenue (Br 4)]]
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Bridge_8_20150606.jpg | 2015: [[Bewdley Bypass Bridge|Bewdley Bypass Bridge (Br 8)]]
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Bridge_9_20150606.jpg | 2015: [[Sandbourne Viaduct|Sandbourne Viaduct (Br 9)]]
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</gallery>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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{{On this day see also}}
  
{{On this day see also}}
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==References==
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[[Category:On this day in June]]
 
[[Category:On this day in June]]

Latest revision as of 13:13, 6 September 2019

On June 6 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

  • 1977 Silver Jubilee Week on the SVRSevern Valley Railway was celebrated with trains named 'Silver Jubilee' and 'Elizabethan'.[1]
  • 1981 Coincidentally, future SVRSevern Valley Railway residents 08015, 08133 and BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion all appeared at the Swindon Works’ Open Day.[2]
  • 1992 The SVRSevern Valley Railway's first 'Thomas the Tank Engine' event began, bringing nearly 17,000 visitors over the two days[3].

Gallery

Photos taken on 6 June:

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

← June 5 - June 7 →

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 44
  2. BR Open Days, Swindon 1981 (Retrieved 6 September 2019)
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 103