September 4

On September 4 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

1965 The Warwickshire Railway Society's 'Pennine Railtour' took ex-LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway 4472 Flying Scotsman to Carlisle.^[1]
1973 LMS Jinty 47383 first steamed on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
1985 Newly restored GWR 3717 City of Truro took part in a press 'run past' at Highley.^[2]
1993 Prince and Princess Michael of Kent visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway aboard a VSOEVenice Simplon Orient Express 'Orient Express' charter. LMR 600 Gordon took over the incoming trip.^[3]
2017 BR Class 42 D821 Greyhound returned to the SVRSevern Valley Railway following three years at Old Oak Common, where it was undergoing overhaul.
2018 Delivery of 70000 Britannia from Crewe to Bridgnorth was filmed for later broadcast in the UKTV programme Train Tuckers.

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