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| − | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1977 | 1977]] Filming of [[Candleshoe]] with David Niven took place at [[Waterworks Crossing]]. | + | *1852 The Severn Valley Railway Company board agreed that the line should go to [[Shrewsbury]] rather than Coalbrookdale, and instructed [[Robert Nicholson]] to resume planning in this form.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 19.</ref> |
| + | *1932 [[Ironbridge power station|Ironbridge A power station]] was opened | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1977 | 1977]] Filming of [[Candleshoe]] with David Niven took place at [[Waterworks Crossing]].<ref>SVR News 42</ref> | ||
| + | *1985 [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]] organised the first Kidderminster Rail/Road Rally, with a selection of visiting vintage cars and buses.<ref>SVR News 78</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1991|1991]] The SVR's first 2-Car [[Class 108 DMU|DMU]] set was formally commissioned. After a return trip from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth, the MD of Regional Railways presented the key to officers of the [[The DMU Group (West Midlands)|DMU Group]]<ref>SVR News 102</ref>. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
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[[Category:On this day in October]] | [[Category:On this day in October]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:43, 7 October 2019
On October 13 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1852 The Severn Valley Railway Company board agreed that the line should go to Shrewsbury rather than Coalbrookdale, and instructed Robert Nicholson to resume planning in this form.[1]
- 1932 Ironbridge A power station was opened
- 1977 Filming of Candleshoe with David Niven took place at Waterworks Crossing.[2]
- 1985 The Erlestoke Manor Fund organised the first Kidderminster Rail/Road Rally, with a selection of visiting vintage cars and buses.[3]
- 1991 The SVRSevern Valley Railway's first 2-Car DMU set was formally commissioned. After a return trip from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth, the MD of Regional Railways presented the key to officers of the DMU Group[4].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Nabarro (1971) p. 19.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 42
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 78
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 102
