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| + | *1888 The second [[List of signal boxes|Buildwas signal box]] opened.<ref>Signal Box Register, Volume 1: Great Western, revised 2011 edition, Signalling Record Society (plus correction sheet #9)</ref> | ||
*1908 The Board of the GWR authorised expenditure of £700 to repair the arch of [[Bewdley Tunnel]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p.92.</ref> | *1908 The Board of the GWR authorised expenditure of £700 to repair the arch of [[Bewdley Tunnel]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p.92.</ref> | ||
*1970 An informal meeting with around 300 SVR members took place at Kidderminster Town Hall to gauge support for the purchase of the southern section of the line to Foley Park.<ref>SVR News 18</ref> | *1970 An informal meeting with around 300 SVR members took place at Kidderminster Town Hall to gauge support for the purchase of the southern section of the line to Foley Park.<ref>SVR News 18</ref> | ||
| + | *1982 [[LMS Stanier Class 5 45000]] took the Welsh Marches Pullman through Shrewsbury to Chester.<ref>[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/821023_1.htm Six Bells Junction]</ref> | ||
| + | *1993 [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079]] with sister 80080 travelled between Pantyffynnon and Shrewsbury.<ref>[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/931023fs.htm Six Bells Junction]</ref> | ||
| + | *1999 [[LMS Stanier Class 5 45110]] operated the Fishburn Flyer between Crewe and Carnforth. | ||
| + | *2004 [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor]] hauled the Cambrian Coast Express between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth. | ||
| + | *2017 Network Rail's [[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR|Loram CRG(01) Corrective Rail Grinder]] visited the SVR. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:06, 8 October 2019
On October 23 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1888 The second Buildwas signal box opened.[1]
- 1908 The Board of the GWRGreat Western Railway authorised expenditure of £700 to repair the arch of Bewdley Tunnel.[2]
- 1970 An informal meeting with around 300 SVRSevern Valley Railway members took place at Kidderminster Town Hall to gauge support for the purchase of the southern section of the line to Foley Park.[3]
- 1982 LMS Stanier Class 5 45000 took the Welsh Marches Pullman through Shrewsbury to Chester.[4]
- 1993 BR Riddles 4MT 80079 with sister 80080 travelled between Pantyffynnon and Shrewsbury.[5]
- 1999 LMS Stanier Class 5 45110 operated the Fishburn Flyer between Crewe and Carnforth.
- 2004 GWR 7802 Bradley Manor hauled the Cambrian Coast Express between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth.
- 2017 Network Rail's Loram CRG(01) Corrective Rail Grinder visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Signal Box Register, Volume 1: Great Western, revised 2011 edition, Signalling Record Society (plus correction sheet #9)
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p.92.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 18
- ↑ Six Bells Junction
- ↑ Six Bells Junction
