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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:BR_4509_20150320Victoria Bridge Illustrated London News 1859.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->BR 4509 Tourist Standard Open Construction of the Severn Valley Railway | GE4509 is a BR Mark Construction of the Severn Valley Railway began in August 1858 and was completed in time for the railway to open on 1 Tourist Second Open (TSO)February 1862. Chief Engineer Sir John Fowler oversaw the construction of the railway, commonly referred with Henry Orlando Bridgeman responsible for day to day matters as an 'Open Second'Resident Engineer. It was preserved in 1982 and has been in regular service sinceThe contractors Peto, in both maroon Brassey and more recently crimson and cream liveryBetts employed a workforce of some 900 navvies to build the railway.[[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->BR 4509 Tourist Standard OpenConstruction of the Severn Valley Railway | (Full article...)]]]]
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