June 6
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On June 6 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1977 Silver Jubilee Week on the SVRSevern Valley Railway was celebrated with trains named 'Silver Jubilee' and 'Elizabethan'.[1]
- 1981 Coincidentally, future SVRSevern Valley Railway residents 08015, 08133 and BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion all appeared at the Swindon Works’ Open Day.[2]
- 1992 The SVRSevern Valley Railway's first 'Thomas the Tank Engine' event began, bringing nearly 17,000 visitors over the two days[3].
Gallery
Photos taken on 6 June:
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 44
- ↑ BR Open Days, Swindon 1981 (Retrieved 6 September 2019)
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 103