September 29
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On September 29 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1963 The Warwickshire Railway Society organised a Birmingham, Crewe and Shrewsbury railtour with ex-SRSouthern Railway 34094 'Mortehoe' for visits to Derby MPDMotive Power Depot, Barrow Hill MPDMotive Power Depot and Doncaster works.[1][2]
- 1970 The Stanier 8F Locomotive Society was incorporated.[3]
- 1976 Filming of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution began, continuing for the next six weeks.[4]
- 1978 D1062 Western Courier and D1013 Western Ranger arrived from the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway, following tyre turning at Cardiff Canton[5].
- 1990 D5410 (27205) and D1013 Western Ranger were at Cambridge for the West Anglia Gala day.[6]
- 1991 GWR 7819 Hinton Manor ran a Shrewsbury-Machynlleth charter.[7][8]
- 2016 The Southern Locomotives Limited shareholders' 'Drive & Fire' day was held at the SVRSevern Valley Railway with 34053 Sir Keith Park and 34027 Taw Valley.
Gallery
Photos taken on 29 September:
1962: Arley, southbound ex-GWRGreat Western Railway Pannier 3619 with a passenger service(Sellick Collection)
1962: Coalport, a Northbound DMUDiesel Multiple Unit (Sellick Collection)
1962: Hampton Loade, northbound ex-GWRGreat Western Railway Pannier with a passenger service(Sellick Collection)
1962: Oldbury Viaduct, a single-car DMUDiesel Multiple Unit on the viaduct (Sellick Collection)
2012: 1501 approaching Highley
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
← September 28 - September 30 →
References
- ↑ Six Bells Junction
- ↑ What Happened to Steam blog
- ↑ Companies House
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 38
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 49, 126
- ↑ BR Open Days website
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 101, p.25
- ↑ Videoscene, Mainline 91 Volume 2