May 16
On May 16 in SVR history.
- 1983 Kidderminster Goods Depot was formally closed by BR.[1]
- 1970 5786, 8233 and 3205 travelled in light steam to Tyseley for a gala, hauled by a BR/Sulzer Type 2.[2]
- 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 Junior Club.
- 1993 Steam returned to the Central Wales Line for the first time since 1965, when 80079 hauled The LlanDod Local railtour.[3]
- 1994 ICI 19052 Bogie Steel Hopper Wagon arrived on the SVR.
- 1998 The 'Stanier Hind' railtour was hauled by the SVR's 50031 Hood (Paddington to Bristol) and 48773 (Bristol to Plymouth.[4] The same day, 42968 operated Steam on the Met shuttles between Amersham and Watford.
- 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 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, died.
Gallery
Photos taken on 16 May:
2015: 50049 Defiance at Kidderminster
