June 6

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On June 6 in SVR history.

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

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See also

On this day in SVR history

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References

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