March 20

On March 20 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

• 1971 46521 was hauled from Barry to Bewdley by a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Type 4The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp diesel.
• 1977 Viscount Cobham, the first President of SVR(H), died.
• 1977 Signalling at Bewdley was fully commissoned, ready for an inspection to allow passenger working between Bewdley and Foley Park.
• 1997 The Revd. Wilbery Awdry, creator of the 'Thomas' books, died. He had been an SVRSevern Valley Railway Member since 1980.
• 2008 An inaugural special hauled by 7812 Erlsetoke Manor ran to mark the reopening of the SVRSevern Valley Railway following the 2007 storm damage. The Engine House also opened for the first time.

Gallery

Photos taken on 20 March:

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  2015: Wrangaton signal box

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  2015: GWRGreat Western Railway 5786 [L92] at Bewdley

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  2015: D2961 at Bridgnorth

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  2015: GWRGreat Western Railway 1450 at Bewdley

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

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