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+ | [[File:Bridgnorth-1963-07-31.jpg| thumb |300px|right| 31 July 1963 at [[Bridgnorth]], a southbound ex-LMS engine and passenger service in platform 1 ([[Sellick Collection]])]] | ||
On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | ||
− | *[[Wyre Forest Line# | + | *1848 The Sun (London) reported that the building of the SVR "although delayed, is not abandoned".<ref>"SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY.—We find that this project, although delayed, is not abandoned, the promoters having now put themselves in a position to proceed with it as soon as the proper time shall arrive; the connexion which the proposed line will give is an important one, and the districts to be accommodated by it much in want of a railway. We observe that the undertaking has the support of all the interests affected by it." |
+ | [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002194/18480731/071/0007 Sun (London) - Monday 31 July 1848, on the British Newspaper Archive]</ref> | ||
+ | *1868 The GWR Act (ch 145) revived powers for construction of the [[Kidderminster Loop Line]].<ref>Article in SVR News 69</ref> | ||
+ | *1949 [[GWR Pannier 1501| WR Pannier 1501]] entered service at London’s Old Oak Common | ||
+ | *[[Wyre Forest Line#Closure | 1961]] Passenger services were withdrawn on the [[Wyre Forest Line]] between [[Wyre Forest Line#Woofferton|Woofferton]] and [[Wyre Forest Line#Tenbury Wells| Tenbury Wells]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] p. 190.</ref> | ||
+ | *[[Wyre Forest Line#Closure | 1962]] Passenger services were withdrawn on the remaining section of the [[Wyre Forest Line]] between Kidderminster and [[Wyre Forest Line#Tenbury Wells| Tenbury Wells]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] pp. 192-193.</ref> | ||
+ | *1971 [[GWR Pannier 1501|1501]] left Coventry Colliery, hauled by rail to Tyseley for wheel turning prior to a move to the SVR.<ref>SVR News 19</ref> | ||
+ | *1984 [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069|BR Standard 75069]] moved under its own steam for the first time in 18 years.<ref>SVR News 73</ref> | ||
+ | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1994|1994]] [[Kidderminster Turntable]] was connected to the SVR network | ||
+ | *1999 [[GWR Pannier 1501|1501]] took part in a three day Allied Steel and Wire photography event in Cardiff<ref>SVR News 130-31</ref>. | ||
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[[Category:On this day in July]] | [[Category:On this day in July]] |
Latest revision as of 07:40, 22 October 2019
On July 31 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1848 The Sun (London) reported that the building of the SVRSevern Valley Railway "although delayed, is not abandoned".[1]
- 1868 The GWRGreat Western Railway Act (ch 145) revived powers for construction of the Kidderminster Loop Line.[2]
- 1949 WR Pannier 1501 entered service at London’s Old Oak Common
- 1961 Passenger services were withdrawn on the Wyre Forest Line between Woofferton and Tenbury Wells.[3]
- 1962 Passenger services were withdrawn on the remaining section of the Wyre Forest Line between Kidderminster and Tenbury Wells.[4]
- 1971 1501 left Coventry Colliery, hauled by rail to Tyseley for wheel turning prior to a move to the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[5]
- 1984 BR Standard 75069 moved under its own steam for the first time in 18 years.[6]
- 1994 Kidderminster Turntable was connected to the SVRSevern Valley Railway network
- 1999 1501 took part in a three day Allied Steel and Wire photography event in Cardiff[7].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ "SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY.—We find that this project, although delayed, is not abandoned, the promoters having now put themselves in a position to proceed with it as soon as the proper time shall arrive; the connexion which the proposed line will give is an important one, and the districts to be accommodated by it much in want of a railway. We observe that the undertaking has the support of all the interests affected by it." Sun (London) - Monday 31 July 1848, on the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ Article in SVRSevern Valley Railway News 69
- ↑ Beddoes & Smith (1995) p. 190.
- ↑ Beddoes & Smith (1995) pp. 192-193.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 19
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 73
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 130-31