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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1970|1970]] The SVR met with BR and provisionally agreed to buy the southern section of the line between [[Alveley Sidings]] and [[Foley Park]] for £74,000, subject to contract and BR Board approval.<ref>SVR News 18</ref> | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1970|1970]] The SVR met with BR and provisionally agreed to buy the southern section of the line between [[Alveley Sidings]] and [[Foley Park]] for £74,000, subject to contract and BR Board approval.<ref>SVR News 18</ref> | ||
| + | *[[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#The_SVR_GWR_set|1977]] the SVR provided a rake of GWR carriages for use on a mainline excursion, 'The Severn Valley Limited', the itinerary including Plymouth and Liskeard.<ref>SVR News 45</ref><ref>[http://taillampphotography.com/47100_47199.htm Taillamp Photography] (Retrieved 7 October 2019)</ref> | ||
| + | *1982 Episode 2 of [[L For Lester]] was first broadcast, utilising [[BR Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger | D1013 Western Ranger]] and recently acquired ex-BR Mark 1 coaches in appropriate BR blue and grey livery.<ref>SVR News 65</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1405032/?ref_=ttep_ep2 Internet Movie Data Base] (retrieved 24 December 2018)</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EimIqAlqnfU YouTube clip]</ref> | ||
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1994|1994]] The [[Stanier 8F Locomotive Society|8F Society]] presented a cheque for funds raised to the Turntable Fund, while [[48773|8F 48773]] was turned<ref>SVR News 114</ref>. | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1994|1994]] The [[Stanier 8F Locomotive Society|8F Society]] presented a cheque for funds raised to the Turntable Fund, while [[48773|8F 48773]] was turned<ref>SVR News 114</ref>. | ||
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StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 8FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. 48773
- 1970 The SVRSevern Valley Railway met with BRBritish Rail or British Railways and provisionally agreed to buy the southern section of the line between Alveley Sidings and Foley Park for £74,000, subject to contract and BRBritish Rail or British Railways Board approval.[1]
- 1977 the SVRSevern Valley Railway provided a rake of GWRGreat Western Railway carriages for use on a mainline excursion, 'The Severn Valley Limited', the itinerary including Plymouth and Liskeard.[2][3]
- 1982 Episode 2 of L For Lester was first broadcast, utilising D1013 Western Ranger and recently acquired ex-BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 coaches in appropriate BRBritish Rail or British Railways blue and grey livery.[4][5][6]
- 1994 The 8F Society presented a cheque for funds raised to the Turntable Fund, while 8F 48773 was turned[7].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 18
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 45
- ↑ Taillamp Photography (Retrieved 7 October 2019)
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 65
- ↑ Internet Movie Data Base (retrieved 24 December 2018)
- ↑ YouTube clip
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 114
