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[[File: Bridge_8_20150606.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Bewdley Bypass Bridge was jacked into place on 6 November 1986]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | [[File: Bridge_8_20150606.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Bewdley Bypass Bridge was jacked into place on 6 November 1986]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | ||
+ | *1876 Leominster Engineman, Joseph Moreton, was caught taking coal from Hartlebury Lamp Room and fined 2 shillings.<ref>GWR Staffing Records held by National Archives via Ancestry UK</ref> | ||
*1939 [[RAF Bridgnorth]] was ready for occupation. | *1939 [[RAF Bridgnorth]] was ready for occupation. | ||
*1965 Both [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor|7802 Bradley Manor]] and [[GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor|7812 Erlestoke Manor]] were recorded as withdrawn from Shrewsbury shed, though there is evidence of 7812 working after that date. | *1965 Both [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor|7802 Bradley Manor]] and [[GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor|7812 Erlestoke Manor]] were recorded as withdrawn from Shrewsbury shed, though there is evidence of 7812 working after that date. |
Latest revision as of 21:18, 24 April 2021
On November 6 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.- 1876 Leominster Engineman, Joseph Moreton, was caught taking coal from Hartlebury Lamp Room and fined 2 shillings.[1]
- 1939 RAF Bridgnorth was ready for occupation.
- 1965 Both 7802 Bradley Manor and 7812 Erlestoke Manor were recorded as withdrawn from Shrewsbury shed, though there is evidence of 7812 working after that date.
- 1968 Highley Colliery was completely closed. Coal winding had ended in 1940, but the pithead remained in use for ventilation and personnel access to Alveley Colliery.[2]
- 1972 Plassermatic Tamper TT65RD moved to the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Wolverhampton.[3][4] Thought to have been last used in the late 1970s, it was broken up at Kidderminster in 1999.[5]
- 1986 Hydraulic rams were used to move the 2,500 ton concrete Bewdley Bypass Bridge around 150ft into its final position.[6]
- 1990 BR Well Trolley 901010 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Willesden, a unique surviving vehicle.
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history