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*[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1970 | 1970]] A Light Railway Order was granted, allowing the SVR to begin running public services. | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1970 | 1970]] A Light Railway Order was granted, allowing the SVR to begin running public services. | ||
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*[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1978 | 1978]] [[BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia | BR Standard Class 7 70000]] was renamed Britannia by R A Riddles. | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1978 | 1978]] [[BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia | BR Standard Class 7 70000]] was renamed Britannia by R A Riddles. | ||
*[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2016]] [[Locomotives_named_after_the_Severn_Valley_Railway | GBRf Class 66 no 66763]] was named "Severn Valley Railway" while visiting the SVR. | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2016]] [[Locomotives_named_after_the_Severn_Valley_Railway | GBRf Class 66 no 66763]] was named "Severn Valley Railway" while visiting the SVR. | ||
| − | + | *[[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2012 | 2016]] The Chairman of Network Rail formally opened [[Diesel Depot|Kidderminster Diesel Depot]]. | |
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Revision as of 14:52, 9 April 2018
- 1970 A Light Railway Order was granted, allowing the SVRSevern Valley Railway to begin running public services.
- 1974 GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco was purchased from Barry Scrapyard by The 2857 Society.
- 1978 BR Standard Class 7 70000 was renamed Britannia by R A RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives.
- 2016 GBRf Class 66 no 66763 was named "Severn Valley Railway" while visiting the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
- 2016 The Chairman of Network Rail formally opened Kidderminster Diesel Depot.
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
