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*[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1978 | 1978]] [[BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia | BR Standard Class 7 70000]] was renamed Britannia by R A Riddles.<ref>SVR News 47/48</ref> | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1978 | 1978]] [[BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia | BR Standard Class 7 70000]] was renamed Britannia by R A Riddles.<ref>SVR News 47/48</ref> | ||
*1980 [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079]] moved to Bold Colliery from Northwich for Rocket 150 at Rainhill. | *1980 [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079]] moved to Bold Colliery from Northwich for Rocket 150 at Rainhill. | ||
| − | *1988 [[7819|7819 Hinton Manor]] worked a special | + | *1988 [[7819|7819 Hinton Manor]] worked a special main line train to mark the re-opening of Great Malvern Station.<ref>SVR News 88</ref> |
*1999 The cosmetic restoration of [[4930|4930 Hagley Hall]] was completed, in preparation for a move to the Designer Outlet Village at Swindon.<ref>SVR News 130</ref> | *1999 The cosmetic restoration of [[4930|4930 Hagley Hall]] was completed, in preparation for a move to the Designer Outlet Village at Swindon.<ref>SVR News 130</ref> | ||
*[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2016]] [[Locomotives_named_after_the_Severn_Valley_Railway | GBRf Class 66 no 66763]] was named "Severn Valley Railway" while visiting the SVR. | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2016]] [[Locomotives_named_after_the_Severn_Valley_Railway | GBRf Class 66 no 66763]] was named "Severn Valley Railway" while visiting the SVR. | ||
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- 1970 A Light Railway Order was granted, allowing the SVRSevern Valley Railway to begin running public services.[1]
- 1974 GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco was purchased from Barry Scrapyard by The 2857 Society.[2]
- 1978 BR Standard Class 7 70000 was renamed Britannia by R A RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives.[3]
- 1980 BR Riddles 4MT 80079 moved to Bold Colliery from Northwich for Rocket 150 at Rainhill.
- 1988 7819 Hinton Manor worked a special main line train to mark the re-opening of Great Malvern Station.[4]
- 1999 The cosmetic restoration of 4930 Hagley Hall was completed, in preparation for a move to the Designer Outlet Village at Swindon.[5]
- 2016 GBRf Class 66 no 66763 was named "Severn Valley Railway" while visiting the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
- 2016 The Chairman of Network Rail formally opened Kidderminster Diesel Depot.
Gallery
Photos taken on 20 May:
2012: Furness Railway No 20 at Kidderminster
2012: Head Wrightson Coffee Pot at Kidderminster
2012: Fletcher Jennings 158 No 3 "Captain Baxter" at Kidderminster
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
