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| − | [[File:Viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 499261.jpg|thumb|300px|right| The Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | + | [[File:Viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 499261.jpg|thumb|300px|right| The 1992 sponsored walk of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal passed under Falling Sands Viaduct.]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history. |
| − | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1992 | 1992]] [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] staged a sponsored walk from Kidderminster to Bewdley via the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal]] and the [[River Severn]]. | + | *1860 A Special General Meeting of the Severn Valley Railway Company approved the 999 year lease of the line to the [[West Midland Railway]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p.42.</ref> |
| + | *1971 Work began on installing a rail-level water column on Platform 1 at [[Bridgnorth]]. It was replaced some years later by the present platform-level column.<ref>SVR News 22</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1992 | 1992]] [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] staged a sponsored walk from Kidderminster to Bewdley via the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal]] and the [[River Severn]].<ref>SVR News 105</ref> | ||
| + | *1998 The SVR was visited by a Great Western HST which worked a Cheshire Railtours trip from Exeter to [[Bridgnorth]].<ref>SVR News 128</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{On this day see also}} | {{On this day see also}} | ||
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[[Category:On this day in October]] | [[Category:On this day in October]] | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 20 October 2017
On October 31 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
- 1860 A Special General Meeting of the Severn Valley Railway Company approved the 999 year lease of the line to the West Midland Railway.[1]
- 1971 Work began on installing a rail-level water column on Platform 1 at Bridgnorth. It was replaced some years later by the present platform-level column.[2]
- 1992 The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund staged a sponsored walk from Kidderminster to Bewdley via the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and the River Severn.[3]
- 1998 The SVRSevern Valley Railway was visited by a Great Western HST which worked a Cheshire Railtours trip from Exeter to Bridgnorth.[4]
See also
On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history
References
- ↑ Nabarro (1971) p.42.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 22
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 105
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 128
