September 9
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On September 9 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1963 Passenger services between Shrewsbury and Bewdley ceased.[1]
- 1972 LNER 3442 The Great Marquess arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway
- 1973 After several test steamings and checks, 3442 worked Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade services for the first time since arrival and overhaul at the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[2]
- 1978 70000 Britannia worked services between Bewdley and Foley Park during the Autumn Enthusiasts' Weekend
- 1979 2857, the first ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 2-8-0 to be steamed in preservation, moved under her own power for the first time.[3]
- 1985 BR Class 08 D3586 was withdrawn from BRBritish Rail or British Railways service
- 1994 LMR 600 Gordon was the first steam locomotive to use Kidderminster Turntable[4].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
← September 8 - September 10 →
References
- ↑ Smith (1968) p. 26.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 29
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 53
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 112
