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*[[Railway Navvies of the SVR#Court_appearances_and_other|1859]] John Owen, a labourer engaged in constructing the Severn Valley Railway, appeared at Condover petty sessions charged with stealing a spade from Thomas Jones, a fellow workman.<ref>[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000401/18591104/031/0004 Shrewsbury Chronicle - Friday 4 November 1859, on the British Newspaper Archive]</ref>
 
*1912 Tenbury station was renamed [[Wyre Forest Line#Tenbury Wells|Tenbury Wells]] by the GWR.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] p.81.</ref>
 
*1912 Tenbury station was renamed [[Wyre Forest Line#Tenbury Wells|Tenbury Wells]] by the GWR.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] p.81.</ref>
 
*1972 More than 5,700 people attended a bonfire night event at [[Bridgnorth]].<ref>SVR News 26</ref>
 
*1972 More than 5,700 people attended a bonfire night event at [[Bridgnorth]].<ref>SVR News 26</ref>
 
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*1976 [[BR Class 52 D1062 Western Courier|D1062 Western Courier]] was bought from BR by the [[Western Locomotive Association]], becoming the first class 52 ‘Western’ to be preserved.
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*[[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#The_SVR_GWR_set|1978]] The final railtour using Severn Valley coaches on the main line ran from Bridgnorth-Pwllheli.<ref>SVR News 50</ref>
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*1987 [[BR 81013 Brake Gangwayed|BR Mark 1 Full Brake E81013]] arrived on the SVR from Thornton Fields via Ely, having been acquired by [[SVR(H)]] in response to a request from [[Arley]] for two BGs to be converted for use as [[Santa's Grotto|Santa's Grottos]].<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref><ref>SVR News 87/88</ref>
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*2017 [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules|50007 Hercules]] became the first locomotive to use the newly installed lifting jacks in the Diesel Depot when it was lifted for maintenance.
 
   
 
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 17:32, 4 November 2020

Tenbury station was renamed Tenbury Wells on 4 November 1912
On November 4 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
  • 1859 John Owen, a labourer engaged in constructing the Severn Valley Railway, appeared at Condover petty sessions charged with stealing a spade from Thomas Jones, a fellow workman.[1]
  • 1912 Tenbury station was renamed Tenbury Wells by the GWRGreat Western Railway.[2]
  • 1972 More than 5,700 people attended a bonfire night event at Bridgnorth.[3]
  • 1976 D1062 Western Courier was bought from BRBritish Rail or British Railways by the Western Locomotive Association, becoming the first class 52 ‘Western’ to be preserved.
  • 1978 The final railtour using Severn Valley coaches on the main line ran from Bridgnorth-Pwllheli.[4]
  • 1987 BR Mark 1 Full Brake E81013 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Thornton Fields via Ely, having been acquired by SVR(H) in response to a request from Arley for two BGs to be converted for use as Santa's Grottos.[5][6]
  • 2017 50007 Hercules became the first locomotive to use the newly installed lifting jacks in the Diesel Depot when it was lifted for maintenance.

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

← November 3 - November 5 →

References

  1. Shrewsbury Chronicle - Friday 4 November 1859, on the British Newspaper Archive
  2. Beddoes & Smith (1995) p.81.
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 26
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 50
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 87/88