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On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1980-1989 | 1983]] [[Kidderminster]] Goods Depot was formally closed by BR.<ref>SVR News 68</ref>*1970 [[5786]], [[48773|8233]] and [[3205]] travelled in light steam to Tyseley for a gala, hauled by a BR/Sulzer Type 2.<ref>SVR News 17</ref>*1983 [[BR 25498 Corridor Second]] and [[BR 4399 Tourist Standard Open]] arrived on the SVR from Heaton.*1992 A charity train ran in memory of David Williams, a former SVR TTI and treasurer of the [[SVR Apprentices|Junior Club]].*1993 Steam returned to the Central Wales Line for the first time since 1965, when [[80079]] hauled The LlanDod Local railtour.<ref>SVR News 107</ref>*1994 [[ICI 19052 Bogie Steel Hopper Wagon]] arrived on the SVR.*1998 The 'Stanier Hind' railtour was hauled by the SVR's [[50031|50031 Hood]] (Paddington to Bristol) and [[48773]] (Bristol to Plymouth.<ref>SVR News 127</ref> The same day, [[LMS Stanier Mogul 42968|42968]] operated Steam on the Met shuttles between Amersham and Watford.*[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019 | 2010]] [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]] hauled the SVR's 40th anniversary special.*2015 [[SR 34027 Taw Valley]] Re-entered service after a heavy overhaul.*2017 The rear wheel set on the tender of [[2857|GWR 2857]] derailed at slow speed whilst travelling light engine and swapping sets at Kidderminster.*2017 Brian Shaw, who in 1998 helped start the [[Coalyard Miniature Railway Model Engineering Society|Coalyard Miniature Railway]], died. ==Gallery==Photos taken on 16 May 16th 2000, :<gallery>50049_Defiance_20150517.jpg | 2015: [[50049| 50049 Defiance]] at Kidderminster</gallery> ==See also== {{On this happened.day see also}}==References==<references /> [[Category:On this day in May 16th 2001, that happened.]]
