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| − | *[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Before construction: 1845-1858 | 1855]] [[Robert Nicholson]], the Engineer responsible for the first plans for the Severn Valley Railway, died. He was succeeded by [[John Fowler]]. | + | *[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Before construction: 1845-1858 | 1855]] [[Robert Nicholson]], the Engineer responsible for the first plans for the Severn Valley Railway, died. He was succeeded by [[John Fowler]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 32.</ref> |
| − | *1903 [[GWR 3717 City of Truro]] was timed at a speed in excess of 100 miles per hour. | + | *1861 The last girder forming the river arch of [[Victoria Bridge]] was fixed in place.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Geens (1985)]] p. 7.</ref> |
| − | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1981|1981]] The [[Highley#Water tower|water column at Highley]] was lifted into place using [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1091|30 ton steam crane RS 1091]]. | + | *1903 [[GWR 3717 City of Truro]] was hand-timed at a speed claimed to be in excess of 100 miles per hour.<ref>Wikipedia</ref> |
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1981|1981]] The [[Highley#Water tower|water column at Highley]] was lifted into place using [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1091|30 ton steam crane RS 1091]]<ref>SVR News 61</ref>. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
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[[Category:On this day in May|May 09]] | [[Category:On this day in May|May 09]] | ||
Revision as of 15:53, 8 May 2018
On May 9 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1855 Robert Nicholson, the Engineer responsible for the first plans for the Severn Valley Railway, died. He was succeeded by John Fowler.[1]
- 1861 The last girder forming the river arch of Victoria Bridge was fixed in place.[2]
- 1903 GWR 3717 City of Truro was hand-timed at a speed claimed to be in excess of 100 miles per hour.[3]
- 1981 The water column at Highley was lifted into place using 30 ton steam crane RS 1091[4].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 32.
- ↑ Geens (1985) p. 7.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 61
