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| − | *[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Construction: 1858-1861 | 1858]] The Board of the Severn Valley Railway agreed to pay an additional £20,000 to build the Railway to double track width. | + | *[[Unsuccessful proposals for railways in the Severn Valley|1835]] A 'Grand Connection Railway' was advertised, seeking capital of £800,000, and intended to run via Stourport, Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Dudley to Wolverhampton.<ref>Worcester Journal, 31 December 1835, via the British Newspaper Archive</ref><ref>Worcester Journal, 25 February 1836, via the British Newspaper Archive</ref> |
| − | *[[The Severn Valley Railway | + | *[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Construction: 1858-1861 | 1858]] The Board of the Severn Valley Railway agreed to pay an additional £20,000 to build the Railway to double track width.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 40.</ref> |
| − | + | *1968 Future resident [[42968]] was withdrawn from service by BR.<ref>SVR News 21</ref> | |
| + | *1977 The frame of [[3205]] was lowered onto the wheels using the [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1087|30 ton steam crane]].<ref>SVR News 47</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1988|1988]] The total number of passengers carried in a single year exceeded 200,000 for the first time.<ref>SVR News 91</ref> | ||
| + | *1996 [[David Owen]] was awarded an OBE for Trustee, Community Development Foundation for services to the community in the West Midlands.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54625/page/1 London Gazette 31 December 1996, p.13] (Retrieved 22 April 2019)</ref> | ||
| + | *1998 [[Nick Paul]] was awarded a C.B.E. for services to business in the West Midlands.<ref>[https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/awm-chairman-nick-paul-recieves-3952845 AWM Chairman Nick Paul recieves CBE, Birmingham Post 31 December 2008] (Retrieved 20 April 2019)</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:On this day in December]] | [[Category:On this day in December]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:14, 16 December 2019
On December 31 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1835 A 'Grand Connection Railway' was advertised, seeking capital of £800,000, and intended to run via Stourport, Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Dudley to Wolverhampton.[1][2]
- 1858 The Board of the Severn Valley Railway agreed to pay an additional £20,000 to build the Railway to double track width.[3]
- 1968 Future resident 42968 was withdrawn from service by BRBritish Rail or British Railways.[4]
- 1977 The frame of 3205 was lowered onto the wheels using the 30 ton steam crane.[5]
- 1988 The total number of passengers carried in a single year exceeded 200,000 for the first time.[6]
- 1996 David Owen was awarded an OBE for Trustee, Community Development Foundation for services to the community in the West Midlands.[7]
- 1998 Nick Paul was awarded a C.B.E. for services to business in the West Midlands.[8]
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Worcester Journal, 31 December 1835, via the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ Worcester Journal, 25 February 1836, via the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 40.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 21
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 47
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 91
- ↑ London Gazette 31 December 1996, p.13 (Retrieved 22 April 2019)
- ↑ AWM Chairman Nick Paul recieves CBE, Birmingham Post 31 December 2008 (Retrieved 20 April 2019)
