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[[File:River_Severn,Bewdley_Aqueduct_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1712149.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Elan Valley Aqueduct (Wikimedia Commons)]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
 
[[File:River_Severn,Bewdley_Aqueduct_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1712149.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Elan Valley Aqueduct (Wikimedia Commons)]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
  
*1899 A short-lived siding was opened at [[Folly Point]] to serve the construction of the [[Elan Valley Aqueduct]].
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*1899 A short-lived siding was opened at [[Folly Point]] to serve the construction of the [[Elan Valley Aqueduct]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 95.</ref>
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1967|1967]] BR gave permission for [[3205]] to travel in steam to Taplow Station goods yard for a GWS open day.
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*1973 [[43106]] was test steamed after nearly two years of restoration<ref>SVR News 29</ref>.
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*2000 [[BR Class 50 50049 Defiance|50049 Defiance]] and [[BR Class 50 50031 Hood|50031 Hood (as D431)]] hauled the 'Celtic Hoover' railtour
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*[[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events#Steam_locomotives_timeline_2000-2009|2006]] [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank|813]] was exhibited at STEAM GWR Museum, Swindon.<ref>[http://www.gwr813.org/GrandTDiary.html  The GWR 813 Preservation Fund Diary of Visits & Steamings 2000 -2010]</ref>
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*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2012|2012]] Michael Portillo visited the SVR, filming part of the 'Great British Railway Journeys' series
  
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==Gallery==
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Photos taken on 16 September:
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<gallery>
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1997-7219 RJS SV 55.jpg| 1962: [[Eardington]], southbound ex-GWR Pannier 3788 with a passenger service
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Eardington-DMU-1962-09-16.jpg| 1962: [[Eardington]], a BR DMU at the platform
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Oldbury-Viaduct-DMU-1962-09-16.jpeg| 1962: [[Oldbury Viaduct]], View of a DMU on the viaduct
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</gallery>
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All pictures from the ([[Sellick Collection]])
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
  
 
{{On this day see also}}
 
{{On this day see also}}
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==References==
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[[Category:On this day in September]]
 
[[Category:On this day in September]]

Latest revision as of 22:42, 2 September 2019

Elan Valley Aqueduct (Wikimedia Commons)
On September 16 in SVRSevern Valley Railway history.
  • 1899 A short-lived siding was opened at Folly Point to serve the construction of the Elan Valley Aqueduct.[1]
  • 1967 BRBritish Rail or British Railways gave permission for 3205 to travel in steam to Taplow Station goods yard for a GWSGreat Western Society open day.
  • 1973 43106 was test steamed after nearly two years of restoration[2].
  • 2000 50049 Defiance and 50031 Hood (as D431) hauled the 'Celtic Hoover' railtour
  • 2006 813 was exhibited at STEAM GWRGreat Western Railway Museum, Swindon.[3]
  • 2012 Michael Portillo visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway, filming part of the 'Great British Railway Journeys' series

Gallery

Photos taken on 16 September:

All pictures from the (Sellick Collection)

See also

On this day in SVRSevern Valley Railway history

← September 15 - September 17 →

References

  1. Marshall (1989) p. 95.
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 29
  3. The GWR 813 Preservation Fund Diary of Visits & Steamings 2000 -2010