January 6

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On January 6 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

  • 1961 Worcestershire County Council officers met to discuss their opposition to BRBritish Rail or British Railways's proposed closure of the Bewdley to Woofferton line.[1]
  • 1970 BRBritish Rail or British Railways ended passenger services from Bewdley to Hartlebury and Kidderminster.[2]
  • 1973 4930 Hagley Hall, 5164, 4141, 7819 Hinton Manor and the tender from Black Five 44888 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Barry. Also in the convoy was 73129, before being detached from the SVRSevern Valley Railway locomotives at Kidderminster for its onward delivery to Derby.[3]

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

← January 5 - January 7 →

References

  1. Magner (1997) p. 16.
  2. Marshall (1989) p. 92.
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 130