April 29
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On April 29 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1905 Major Pringle inspected Foley Park Halt and Rifle Range Halt on behalf of the Board of Trade.
- 1961 BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard Class 3 2-6-2T No 82005 was photographed at Northwood Halt with a southbound passenger service.[1] None of this class survived into preservation, but new build 82045 will enable this scene to be repeated.
- 1971 Bridgnorth Borough Council met to discuss the future of the Hollybush Road Footbridge which had been closed to the public the year before.[2]
- 2001 813 visited Didcot Railway Centre.[3]
- 2005 The HLF granted the Western Locomotive Association £45,500 towards D1062 Western Courier's overhaul, which was used for sending a defective Voith transmission to the manufacturer in Germany[4].
Gallery
Photos taken on 29 April:
2011: MR Midland Compound 1000 in The Engine House
2011: D8188 at Highley
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith (2007) fig.37.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 19
- ↑ The GWR 813 Preservation Fund Diary of Visits & Steamings 2000 -2010
- ↑ The National Lottery
