March 20
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On March 20 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1971 46521 was hauled from Barry to Bewdley by a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Type 4The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp diesel.[1]
- 1977 Viscount Cobham, the first President of SVR(H), died.[2]
- 1977 Signalling at Bewdley was fully commissoned, ready for an inspection to allow passenger working between Bewdley and Foley Park.[3]
- 1997 The Revd. Wilbery Awdry, creator of the 'Thomas' books, died. He had been an SVRSevern Valley Railway Member since 1980[4].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
