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[[File:Warwickshire move 6.jpg|thumb|300px|right|2047 being unloaded at Bridgnorth]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | [[File:Warwickshire move 6.jpg|thumb|300px|right|2047 being unloaded at Bridgnorth]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. | ||
| + | *1930 Mr C B Collett instructed that Mink G wagons be fitted with 'Instanter' couplings, including [[GWR 112889 Mink 'G' Covered Goods Van|SVR example 112889]]. | ||
| + | *1958 [[Wickham Trolley 9021]] was delivered new to the Ministry of Supply Kineton Detachment, No. 1 Railway Group | ||
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1967 | 1967]] Manning Wardle 0-6-0PT [[2047 Warwickshire]] arrived on the SVR.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1967 | 1967]] Manning Wardle 0-6-0PT [[2047 Warwickshire]] arrived on the SVR.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> | ||
| − | *1980 [[Ruston and Hornsby 165hp Diesel Shunter 11509 Alan|Ruston & Hornsby diesel shunter 'Alan' (works no 414304/1957)]] was delivered to Bridgnorth<ref>SVR News 57</ref>. | + | *1980 [[Ruston and Hornsby 165hp Diesel Shunter 11509 Alan|Ruston & Hornsby diesel shunter 'Alan' (works no 414304/1957)]] was delivered to Bridgnorth.<ref>SVR News 57</ref> |
| + | *1981 [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car|GWR Collett Bow-Ended Coach No 5043]] arrived on the SVR by rail. | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2016|2016]] a new event at [[The Engine House]], the Christmas Gift Fayre, was held for the first time.<ref name=WRU0916>Express Points Web Round-Up, September 2016</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2016|2016]] the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] ran the 'Collett to Bridgnorth' special train from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth and back to celebrate the re-launch into service of [[GWR 6562 Brake Composite|Collett Brake Composite 6562]]<ref name=WRU0916/>. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 8 October 2019
On October 22 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1930 Mr C B CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 instructed that MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van G wagons be fitted with 'InstanterA type of three link chain coupling with a special triangular-shaped middle link which provides sufficient slack for coupling, but when rotated through 90 degrees shortens the length of the chain, reducing the slack without the need to wind a screw.' couplings, including SVR example 112889.
- 1958 Wickham Trolley 9021 was delivered new to the Ministry of Supply Kineton Detachment, No. 1 Railway Group
- 1967 Manning Wardle 0-6-0PT 2047 Warwickshire arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[1]
- 1980 Ruston & Hornsby diesel shunter 'Alan' (works no 414304/1957) was delivered to Bridgnorth.[2]
- 1981 GWR Collett Bow-Ended Coach No 5043 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway by rail.
- 2016 a new event at The Engine House, the Christmas Gift Fayre, was held for the first time.[3]
- 2016 the Great Western (SVR) Assoc. ran the 'CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 to Bridgnorth' special train from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth and back to celebrate the re-launch into service of Collett Brake Composite 6562[3].
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
