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[[File:Bewdley_Tunnel_20150528.jpg |thumb|300px|right|Bewdley Tunnel looking towards Kidderminster]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | [[File:Bewdley_Tunnel_20150528.jpg |thumb|300px|right|Bewdley Tunnel looking towards Kidderminster]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | ||
| − | *1878 Board of Trade inspector Col. Rich inspected [[Bewdley Tunnel]] and passed it for use. | + | *1878 Board of Trade inspector Col. Rich inspected [[Bewdley Tunnel]] and passed it for use, but installing regular points (rather than crossing points) on the approach to [[Bewdley]] and installing a [[Bewdley Station Footbridge | footbridge at Bewdley]] were still required before the [[Kidderminster Loop Line]] could open. |
| + | *1971 [[GWR 107291 Macaw B Bogie Bolster]] and [[GWR 42343 Machinery Flat]] arrived on the SVR from Round Oak Steelworks. | ||
| + | *1986 [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069]] ran light engine from Tyseley to Saltley to take over from 777 Sir Lamiel on the South Yorkshireman to Marylebone.<ref>Six Bells Junction, SVR News 79</ref> | ||
| + | *1986 [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall]] worked five Tiddly Dyke Tours between Andover and Ludgershall.<ref>Six Bells Junction, SVR News 80, page 4</ref> | ||
| + | *1988 [[BR 4593 Tourist Standard Open]] arrived on the SVR from Carnforth. | ||
| + | *2000 Roger Smith transferred ownership of [[BR Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger|D1013 Western Ranger]] to Western Ranger Ltd. It is now owned by the charitable [[Western Locomotive Association]]. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Photos taken on 22 March: | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | LNWR_1054_20150322.jpg | 2015: Visiting Webb Coal Tank LNWR 1054 at Bewdley | ||
| + | GWR_446_20150322.jpg | 2015: [[GWR 601 1Ton 10cwt Hand Crane|GWR 601 Hand Crane]] at Kidderminster | ||
| + | BR_906811_20150322.jpg | 2015: [[BR 906811 Flat ED]] | ||
| + | BR_1087_30_20150322.jpg | 2015: [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1087|30 ton steam crane]] works plate | ||
| + | BR_4399_20150320.jpg | 2015: [[BR 4399 Tourist Standard Open]] | ||
| + | LMS_2886_20150322.jpg | 2015: [[LMS 2886 Six-wheel Passenger Brake (later 32919)]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
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[[Category:On this day in March]] | [[Category:On this day in March]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:43, 8 March 2020
On March 22 in SVR history.
- 1878 Board of Trade inspector Col. Rich inspected Bewdley Tunnel and passed it for use, but installing regular points (rather than crossing points) on the approach to Bewdley and installing a footbridge at Bewdley were still required before the Kidderminster Loop Line could open.
- 1971 GWR 107291 Macaw B Bogie Bolster and GWR 42343 Machinery Flat arrived on the SVR from Round Oak Steelworks.
- 1986 BR Riddles 4MT 75069 ran light engine from Tyseley to Saltley to take over from 777 Sir Lamiel on the South Yorkshireman to Marylebone.[1]
- 1986 GWR 4930 Hagley Hall worked five Tiddly Dyke Tours between Andover and Ludgershall.[2]
- 1988 BR 4593 Tourist Standard Open arrived on the SVR from Carnforth.
- 2000 Roger Smith transferred ownership of D1013 Western Ranger to Western Ranger Ltd. It is now owned by the charitable Western Locomotive Association.
Gallery
Photos taken on 22 March:
2015: Visiting Webb Coal Tank LNWR 1054 at Bewdley
2015: GWR 601 Hand Crane at Kidderminster
2015: BR 906811 Flat ED
2015: 30 ton steam crane works plate
See also
On this day in SVR history