March 7
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On March 7 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1981 Eardington station reopened. It was regularly used after opening in 1970 but had been closed for several years.[1]
- 2007 GWR 4930 Hagley Hall left the Designer Shopping Complex (sited on the former GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works) after loan to return to the SVRSevern Valley Railway, diverting via real Hagley Hall courtesy of Lord and Lady Cobham, probably the only time a Hall class locomotive has visited the hall after which it was named[2].
Gallery
Photos taken on 7 March:
2010: Former resident 78019 on Victoria Bridge
2010: Former resident 61994 The Great Marquess at Crossing Cottage
2010: 7812 Erlestoke Manor crossing the Underbridge near Daddy Wood
2015: GWR 40362
2015: BR 34754 (DB 975128)
2015: 30-ton steam crane
2015: GWR 143 Tool & Packing Van in Bewdley Platform 2
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 59
- ↑ Friends of 4930 Hagley Hall - The Journey Home