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[[File:D1013_20090912.jpg|thumb|right|300 px| D013 Western Ranger (2009)]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
 
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1983 | 1983]] A weekend event began, organised by the [[Western Locomotive Association]] to celebrate the 21st anniversary of [[D1013 |D1013 Western Ranger]] entering BR service.
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1966|1966]] The third Open Weekend was the last without steam traction. A fairground including roundabouts, swings and dodgem cars was set up behind platform 2. 1,500 visitors attended, raising £200 for the funds.<ref>SVR News 11</ref>
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1994 | 1994]] [[80079|BR Standard tank 80079]] made four round trips between Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction to celebrate the re-opening of "The Jewellery Line".
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1983 | 1983]] A weekend event began, organised by the [[Western Locomotive Association]] to celebrate the 21st anniversary of [[D1013 |D1013 Western Ranger]] entering BR service.<ref>SVR News 70</ref>
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1994 | 1994]] [[80079|BR Standard tank 80079]] made four round trips between Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction to celebrate the re-opening of "The Jewellery Line"<ref>SVR News 116</ref>.
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*2010 [[BR Class 37 37906|37906]] attended the Mid-Norfolk Railway's Class 37 Golden Jubilee Event.<ref> Express Points Web Round Up October 2010</ref>
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*2018 At the [[Autumn Steam Gala]] [[2857]] carried a '100' headboard denoting she had reached 100,000 miles of service in preservation.<ref>SVRLive</ref>
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*2022 During the 1992 [[Diesel galas|Diesel Gala]], [[50031]] became the first Class 50 to haul a public passenger train in preservation. The [[Class 50 Alliance Limited|Class 50 Alliance]] celebrated the 30th anniversary of the event with four class 50s rostered to the "S1 diagram"; the morning run being 'top and tailed' by 50007 and 50049 and the afternoon run by 50033 and 50035.
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==See also==
 
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==References==
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[[Category:On this day in September]]
 
[[Category:On this day in September]]

Latest revision as of 14:56, 27 September 2022

D013 Western Ranger (2009)
On September 24 in SVR history.
  • 1966 The third Open Weekend was the last without steam traction. A fairground including roundabouts, swings and dodgem cars was set up behind platform 2. 1,500 visitors attended, raising £200 for the funds.[1]
  • 1983 A weekend event began, organised by the Western Locomotive Association to celebrate the 21st anniversary of D1013 Western Ranger entering BR service.[2]
  • 1994 BR Standard tank 80079 made four round trips between Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction to celebrate the re-opening of "The Jewellery Line"[3].
  • 2010 37906 attended the Mid-Norfolk Railway's Class 37 Golden Jubilee Event.[4]
  • 2018 At the Autumn Steam Gala 2857 carried a '100' headboard denoting she had reached 100,000 miles of service in preservation.[5]
  • 2022 During the 1992 Diesel Gala, 50031 became the first Class 50 to haul a public passenger train in preservation. The Class 50 Alliance celebrated the 30th anniversary of the event with four class 50s rostered to the "S1 diagram"; the morning run being 'top and tailed' by 50007 and 50049 and the afternoon run by 50033 and 50035.

See also

On this day in SVR history

← September 23 - September 25 →

References

  1. SVR News 11
  2. SVR News 70
  3. SVR News 116
  4. Express Points Web Round Up October 2010
  5. SVRLive