December 1

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Award presented to the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 1 December 2010
On December 1 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
  • 1853 The Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway opened throughout, including the route through Hartlebury and Kidderminster.
  • 1869 The GWRGreat Western Railway approved the construction of a cattle pen at Highley.[1]
  • 1975 A major repair to Oldbury Viaduct began.
  • 2007 Santa's Grotto was based at Bewdley, the line north of there still being closed following the 2007 flood damage.[2]
  • 2008 GWR 9084 First Sleeper returned to the SVRSevern Valley Railway following substatial contract repairs at Ramparts in Derby.
  • 2010 The SVRSevern Valley Railway was presented with the National Railway Heritage Awards FirstGroup Craft Skills Award for work undertaken on installation of the wheeldrop facility at Bridgnorth[3].

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

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References

  1. Marshall (1989) p. 99.
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 159
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 172