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[[File: Jackfield-Halt-1962-10-08.jpg|thumb|300px|right| The relocated Jackfield Halt in 1962. From the [[Sellick Collection]].]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
*[[The Severn Valley Railway Company (19th Century)#1856|1856]] A meeting of interested parties was held at Bridgnorth in an attempt to attract new shareholders.<ref>Bridgnorth Journal, 8 March 1856, via the British Newspaper Archive</ref>
*[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#British Railways: 1948-1982|1954]] BR reopened [[Jackfield Halt]] at a new location, following the landslip in 1952.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 109.</ref>
*1979 [[LNER 43612 Open Third]] came to the SVR from Norwich.
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1980|1980]] The SVR reopened after a four month overhaul of [[Victoria Bridge]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 96.</ref>
*1982 The first part of [[Doctor Who (Black Orchid)|the Doctor Who episode 'Black Orchid']] was broadcast on BBC1, including a shot of [[GWR Small Prairie 4566|4566]] setting off past [[Arley signal box]] taken from the earlier BBC production [[God's Wonderful Railway]].<ref>'Black Orchid’, BBC DVD, ‘Now and Then’ special feature</ref>
*1999 Contractors started inspection and repointing work in [[Knowlesands Tunnel]]<ref>SVR News 130</ref>.
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