September 27

48773 (LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 8233) was dedicated as a memorial on 27 September 1986

The ex-WH Smith bookstall, now Kidderminster sweet shop, opened on 27 September 1989

On September 27 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

• 1975 The SVRSevern Valley Railway’s first Enthusiasts Day (the forerunner of the autumn Steam Gala) saw 11 locomotives in steam.
• 1980 The first passenger-hauling run on the main line for 43106 in preservation, standing in for 45593 'Kolhapur' on the Tyseley-Didcot steam route.
• 1986 LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 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 was dedicated as a memorial to British military railway personnel who lost their lives on active service during the Second World War.
• 1989 A ceremony was held on Kidderminster station concourse to mark the opening of the ex-Manchester Victoria W H Smith Bookstall.

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