August 14
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On August 14 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1976 The concrete base for Bridgnorth Loco Works was poured.[1]
- 1995 The pilot episode of BBC TV sitcom Oh, Doctor Beeching! was first broadcast. The series was filmed at Arley.
- 2010 The railway pulled in more than 30 prospective new guards from a special recruiting day.[2]
- 2001 SVR(H) purchased the old Highley Colliery sidings and landsale yard at auction of £35,000. The land became the site for The Engine House[3].
Gallery
Photos taken on 14 August:
1963: a northbound DMUDiesel Multiple Unit at Alveley Halt (Sellick Collection)
1963: Billingsley sidings, view of the disused line to Billingsley Colliery (Sellick Collection)
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 41
- ↑ 'Severn Valley Railway in recruitment boost', Shropshire Star, 18 August 2010
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 137
