Difference between revisions of "May 3"
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| − | On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | + | [[File:Peto.jpg |thumb|200px|Morton Peto]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. |
| − | *1852 [[Hartlebury]] station opened | + | *1852 [[Hartlebury]] station opened.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Boynton (2002)]] p. 22.</ref> |
| − | *1854 [[Peto, Brassey and Betts | Sir Samuel Morton Peto]] was elected to the board of the Severn Valley Railway. | + | *1854 [[Peto, Brassey and Betts | Sir Samuel Morton Peto]] was elected to the board of the Severn Valley Railway.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 29.</ref> |
| − | *1970 [[Stourport]] North, [[Bewdley South signal box | Bewdley South]], [[Bewdley North signal box | Bewdley North]] and [[Highley signal box | Highley]] signal boxes all closed under BR ownership. | + | *1970 [[Stourport]] North, [[Bewdley South signal box | Bewdley South]], [[Bewdley North signal box | Bewdley North]] and [[Highley signal box | Highley]] signal boxes all closed under BR ownership.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell and Smith (2007)]] fig. 8.</ref> |
| − | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1976|1976]] A busy day at [[Bewdley MPD]] saw the lifting of 5 boilers and 2 frames in a single day. | + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1976|1976]] A busy day at [[Bewdley MPD]] saw the lifting of 5 boilers and 2 frames in a single day.<ref>SVR News 40</ref> |
| − | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2017]] A ceremony marked the start of bricklaying for the [[Bridgnorth#Bridgnorth Development Project|new station building at Bridgnorth]]. | + | *1998 [[80079|Standard 4 tank 80079]] became the first standard gauge steam locomotive to reach Blaenau Ffestiniog in more than thirty years.<ref>SVR News 127</ref> |
| + | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2017]] A ceremony marked the start of bricklaying for the [[Bridgnorth#Bridgnorth Development Project|new station building at Bridgnorth]]<ref>SVR News 198</ref>. | ||
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| + | Diesel_Depot_20150503.jpg | 2015: The [[Diesel Depot]] under construction | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:On this day in May|May 03]] | [[Category:On this day in May|May 03]] | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 30 April 2018
On May 3 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1852 Hartlebury station opened.[1]
- 1854 Sir Samuel Morton Peto was elected to the board of the Severn Valley Railway.[2]
- 1970 Stourport North, Bewdley South, Bewdley North and Highley signal boxes all closed under BRBritish Rail or British Railways ownership.[3]
- 1976 A busy day at Bewdley MPD saw the lifting of 5 boilers and 2 frames in a single day.[4]
- 1998 Standard 4 tank 80079 became the first standard gauge steam locomotive to reach Blaenau Ffestiniog in more than thirty years.[5]
- 2017 A ceremony marked the start of bricklaying for the new station building at Bridgnorth[6].
Gallery
Photos taken on Xdate:
2015: The Diesel Depot under construction
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Boynton (2002) p. 22.
- ↑ Nabarro (1971) p. 29.
- ↑ Mitchell and Smith (2007) fig. 8.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 40
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 127
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 198
