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[[File:Diesel Depot Plaque 20180408.jpg|Thumb|300px|right|Diesel Depot plaque marking the opening ceremony on 20 May 2016]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | [[File:Diesel Depot Plaque 20180408.jpg|Thumb|300px|right|Diesel Depot plaque marking the opening ceremony on 20 May 2016]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | ||
| − | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1970 | 1970]] A Light Railway Order was granted, allowing the SVR to begin running public services. | + | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1970 | 1970]] A Light Railway Order was granted, allowing the SVR to begin running public services.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 172.</ref> |
| − | *1974 [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]] was purchased from [[Barry Scrapyard]] by [[The 2857 Society]]. | + | *1974 [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco]] was purchased from [[Barry Scrapyard]] by [[The 2857 Society]].<ref>SVR News 42</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. | + | *[[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> |
| + | *1988 [[7819|7819 Hinton Manor]] worked a special mail 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> | ||
*[[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. | ||
*[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2016]] The Chairman of Network Rail formally opened [[Diesel Depot|Kidderminster Diesel Depot]]. | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2016]] The Chairman of Network Rail formally opened [[Diesel Depot|Kidderminster Diesel Depot]]. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Photos taken on 20 May: | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | FR_20_20120520.jpg | 2012: Furness Railway No 20 at Kidderminster | ||
| + | Coffee_Pot_and_KRM_20120520.jpg | 2012: Head Wrightson Coffee Pot at Kidderminster | ||
| + | FJ_158_20120520.jpg | 2012: Fletcher Jennings 158 No 3 "Captain Baxter" at Kidderminster | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:On this day in May]] | [[Category:On this day in May]] | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 14 May 2018
- 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]
- 1988 7819 Hinton Manor worked a special mail 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
