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| − | *[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Before construction: 1845-1858|1857]] After difficulty raising the necessary capital, a Special General Meeting authorised the directors of the Severn Valley Railway Company to apply for a bill to abandon plans to build the Railway. | + | *[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Before construction: 1845-1858|1857]] After difficulty raising the necessary capital, a Special General Meeting authorised the directors of the Severn Valley Railway Company to apply for a bill to abandon plans to build the Railway.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 31.</ref> |
| + | *1904 A [[GWR Steam Railmotor]] was trialled between Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport. | ||
| + | *1984 [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules|Class 50 No 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar']] visited the SVR with the 'Thames Severn Pullman' rail tour.<ref>SVR News 76</ref> The loco is now owned by [[The Class 50 Alliance]]. | ||
| + | *1991 [[Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors]] was first broadcast. It featured scenes filmed at [[Bewdley]] earlier in the year using former resident [[6960|6960 Raveningham Hall]]. | ||
| + | *2001 [[SR 34027 Taw Valley]] took the Cannon of Kent railtour from Finsbury Park to Margate, but stalled on the North London incline when leaving London<ref>[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/00s/011229pr.htm Six Bells Junction]</ref><ref>SVR News 139, p.13</ref>. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:On this day in December]] | [[Category:On this day in December]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:32, 10 August 2020
On December 29 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1857 After difficulty raising the necessary capital, a Special General Meeting authorised the directors of the Severn Valley Railway Company to apply for a bill to abandon plans to build the Railway.[1]
- 1904 A GWR Steam Railmotor was trialled between Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport.
- 1984 Class 50 No 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway with the 'Thames Severn Pullman' rail tour.[2] The loco is now owned by The Class 50 Alliance.
- 1991 Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors was first broadcast. It featured scenes filmed at Bewdley earlier in the year using former resident 6960 Raveningham Hall.
- 2001 SR 34027 Taw Valley took the Cannon of Kent railtour from Finsbury Park to Margate, but stalled on the North London incline when leaving London[3][4].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Nabarro (1971) p. 31.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 76
- ↑ Six Bells Junction
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 139, p.13
