June 20
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On June 20 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1867 GWRGreat Western Railway 2-4-0 Nº 189 left the rails while departing Bridgnorth Station south-bound.[1]
- 1972 Filming of The Incredible Robert Baldick took place.[2]
- 1981 The ex-Whitchurch water column at Highley was used for the first time[3].
- 2018: 4566 and 5764 were moved to The Engine House, replacing 48773 which was moved to Kidderminster in readiness for an event to mark the 50th anniversary end of BRBritish Rail or British Railways steam in August 1968.
Gallery
Photos taken on 20 June:
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Beddoes & Smith (1995)
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 24
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 60/61