March 24

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Highley Signal Box (Wikimedia Commons)
On March 24 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
  • 1973 GWR/BR 92090 Fruit D Van arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Gloucester.
  • 1994 Work began to re-decorate the interior of Highley signal box. The job was completed during August.
  • 2001 D821 Greyhound appeared at Falmouth Docks as D821 Cornwall, where it was twinned with the Royal Navy ship.[1]
  • 2002 L&Y class 25 0-6-0 No. 957 (BRBritish Rail or British Railways 52044) worked the 1.00 pm Kidderminster to Bridgnorth service, double headed with 46443.[2] The test run followed a contract restoration which began in summer 1997[3].

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Photos taken on 24 March:

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

← March 23 - March 25 →

References

  1. Diesel Traction Group (Retrieved 10 March 2000)
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 140
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 122