June 18

On June 18 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.

• 1891 The GWRGreat Western Railway agreed to construct a siding for Exleys at Coalport and provide free materials to extend it in exchange for the company not mining coal under the railway.
• 1980 The ex-Fort William 70ft turntable now at Kidderminster arrived at Bewdley from storage at Horsted Keynes.
• 2017 The Charitable Trust announced an initial HLFHeritage Lottery Fund (National Lottery Heritage Fund from 2019) grant of £71,800 to develop its bid for funds to repair Falling Sands Viaduct. The bid succeeded in 2019.
• 2018 The boiler of the last unrestored steam locomotive on the line, 4150, was moved from Bewdley to Bridgnorth boiler shop.

Gallery

Photos taken on 18 June:

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  2017: 50007 Hercules

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  2017: County Boundary Slip (ground view)

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  2017: County Boundary Slip (lineside view)

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  2017: Borle Viaduct

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  2017: Brooksmouth Bridge

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

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