October 15
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On October 15 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1970 The SVRSevern Valley Railway met with BRBritish Rail or British Railways and provisionally agreed to buy the southern section of the line between Alveley Sidings and Foley Park for £74,000, subject to contract and BRBritish Rail or British Railways Board approval.[1]
- 1977 the SVRSevern Valley Railway provided a rake of GWRGreat Western Railway carriages for use on a mainline excursion, 'The Severn Valley Limited', the itinerary including Plymouth and Liskeard.[2][3]
- 1982 Episode 2 of L For Lester was first broadcast, utilising D1013 Western Ranger and recently acquired ex-BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 coaches in appropriate BRBritish Rail or British Railways blue and grey livery.[4][5][6]
- 1994 The 8F Society presented a cheque for funds raised to the Turntable Fund, while 8F 48773 was turned[7].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 18
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 45
- ↑ Taillamp Photography (Retrieved 7 October 2019)
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 65
- ↑ Internet Movie Data Base (retrieved 24 December 2018)
- ↑ YouTube clip
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 114