December 31
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On December 31 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1858 The Board of the Severn Valley Railway agreed to pay an additional £20,000 to build the Railway to double track width.[1]
- 1968 Future resident 42968 was withdrawn from service by BRBritish Rail or British Railways.[2]
- 1977 The frame of 3205 was lowered onto the wheels using the 30 ton steam crane.[3]
- 1988 The total number of passengers carried in a single year exceeded 200,000 for the first time.[4]
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 40.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 21
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 47
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 91
