July 25

On July 25 in SVR history.

• 1965 The Severn Valley Railway Society returned to Bridgnorth Station and found that BR had resumed the removal of track.
• 1970 46521 was purchased from Barry Scrapyard.
• 1975 'Toad' 68501 arrived on the SVR from Radstock
• 1997 Paul Fathers rejoined the SVR(H) Board
• 2004 The Hampton Loade Station Gala featured their fourth Velocipede Rally.
• 2008 LMR 600 Gordon was formally handed over from the Army Museum to the SVR in a ceremony at The Engine House.
• 2009 7802 Bradley Manor reached 100,000 miles in preservation.

Gallery

Photos taken on 25 July:

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  1959: BR Standard Class 3MT tank 82009 calls at Coalport

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  1959: GWR Small Prairie 4114 ready to depart Bridgnorth towards Shrewsbury

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  2015: Wickham Trolley 9021 (ex Bewdley) at Bridgnorth

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  2015: Kidderminster Carriage Works

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  2015: Bewdley International Airport

See also

On this day in SVR history

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Severn Valley Railway

British Rail or British Railways

The 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.

Great Western Railway

Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration