May 17
On May 17 in SVR history.
- 1861 William Bache, a navvy working on the construction of the railway, was convicted of stealing a bundle of clothing from another navvy. He was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment in Shrewsbury gaol with hard labour.[1]
- 1980 The SVR played host to two railtours on the same day, enabling the Bridgnorth PA to announce "The next service will call at Bewdley, Basingstoke, Winchester, Eastleigh and Southampton. Change at Bewdley for Leeds, Keighley, Haworth and Oxenhope."[2]
- 1988 The SVR launched a prospectus for a share issue to raise funds for the construction of Bridgnorth Boiler Shop[3].
Gallery
Photos taken on 17 May:
2015: GWR 143 Tool & Packing Van at Bewdley
2015: GWR 55 Riding/Dormitory Van at Bewdley
2015: GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third at Bewdley
See also
References
- ↑ Shrewsbury Chronicle - Friday 17 May 1861, on the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ SVR News 56
- ↑ SVR News 88