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[[File:Washout at Victoria Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 552055.jpg |thumb|300px|right| 2007 washout between Victoria Bridge and Eyemore Cutting (Wikimedia Commons)]]
 
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Eyemore Cutting is located at the south (Bewdley) end of [[Victoria Bridge]].  The site was declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by English Nature due to the unusual geology, a rare occurrence of coal-bearing mudstones appearing at surface level.  Unfortunately this geology has proved less than stable over the years.  
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Eyemore Cutting is located at the south (Bewdley) end of [[Victoria Bridge]].  
  
In summer 1985, work was deemed necessary to remove some unstable rock. Part of the cutting was strengthened using redundant concrete pads from the former BR yard at Kidderminster<ref>SVR News 79</ref>.
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A stream is carried underneath the cutting through a Victorian syphon culvert. This is included as item SVR040* in the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]], which notes it as being an "extremely unusual feature".
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==Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)==
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The site was declared a SSSI by English Nature due to the unusual geology, a rare occurrence of coal-bearing mudstones appearing at surface level first described in 1946. 
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Geological Conservation Review (GCR) Number 1743<br>
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Name Eyemore Railway Cutting <br>
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Unitary Authority Worcestershire <br>
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Grid Ref SO767792
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==Geological instability==
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Unfortunately its geology has proved less than stable over the years.  
  
Wet weather in the winter of 2000-2001 resulted in a rockfall on the west side of the cutting. Although the rocks which blocked the line were quickly removed, the cutting side remained unstable and English Nature required the SVR to engineer a solution to the problem which would not damage the site.  While this was developed in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2001 | Spring 2001]] a watchman was permanently on duty on running days to warn approaching trains if necessary<ref>SVR News 135</ref>English Nature rejected the use of a retaining wall or additional ‘gabions’ to those already in place, and opted for the cutting wall to be re-profiled at a shallower angle<ref>SVR News 136</ref>.
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*In summer 1985, work was deemed necessary to remove some unstable rockPart of the cutting was strengthened using redundant concrete pads from the former BR yard at Kidderminster<ref>SVR News 79</ref>.
  
Another rockfall occurred in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2005 |February 2005]].  This required further re-profiling of the cutting wall<ref>SVR News 150</ref>.
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*Wet weather in the winter of 2000-2001 resulted in a rockfall on the west side of the cutting. Although the rocks which blocked the line were quickly removed, the cutting side remained unstable and English Nature required the SVR to engineer a solution to the problem which would not damage the site.  While this was developed in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2001 | Spring 2001]] a watchman was permanently on duty on running days to warn approaching trains if necessary<ref>SVR News 135</ref>English Nature rejected the use of a retaining wall or additional ‘gabions’ to those already in place, and opted for the cutting wall to be re-profiled at a shallower angle<ref>SVR News 136</ref>.
  
The ground between Victoria Bridge and the entrance to Eyemore Cutting was one of the areas affected the [[2007 Storm Damage | freak storms in June and July 2007]].  The earlier rockfalls occurred in the cutting, just beyond the signal in the picture.  
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*Another rockfall occurred in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2005 |February 2005]].  This required further re-profiling of the cutting wall<ref>SVR News 150</ref>.
  
A stream is carried underneath the cutting through a Victorian syphon culvert. This is included as item SVR040* in the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]], which notes it as being an "extremely unusual feature".
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*The ground between Victoria Bridge and the entrance to Eyemore Cutting was one of the areas affected the [[2007 Storm Damage | freak storms in June and July 2007]].  The earlier rockfalls occurred in the cutting, just beyond the signal in the picture.  
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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C.J. Cleal and B.A. Thomas, British Upper Carboniferous Stratigraphy, Springer Science & Business Media (2013), pp. 139-141 via [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ew9JCAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA330&ots=0GcB6fqii1&dq=Eyemore%20Cutting&pg=PA140#v=onepage&q=Eyemore%20Cutting&f=false Google books]
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==Links==
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[http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1743 Joint Nature Conservation Committee]

Revision as of 16:10, 29 December 2018

2007 washout between Victoria Bridge and Eyemore Cutting (Wikimedia Commons)

Eyemore Cutting is located at the south (Bewdley) end of Victoria Bridge.

A stream is carried underneath the cutting through a Victorian syphon culvert. This is included as item SVR040* in the Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List, which notes it as being an "extremely unusual feature".

Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

The site was declared a SSSI by English Nature due to the unusual geology, a rare occurrence of coal-bearing mudstones appearing at surface level first described in 1946.

Geological Conservation Review (GCRGreat Central Railway) Number 1743
Name Eyemore Railway Cutting
Unitary Authority Worcestershire
Grid Ref SO767792

Geological instability

Unfortunately its geology has proved less than stable over the years.

  • In summer 1985, work was deemed necessary to remove some unstable rock. Part of the cutting was strengthened using redundant concrete pads from the former BRBritish Rail or British Railways yard at Kidderminster[1].
  • Wet weather in the winter of 2000-2001 resulted in a rockfall on the west side of the cutting. Although the rocks which blocked the line were quickly removed, the cutting side remained unstable and English Nature required the SVRSevern Valley Railway to engineer a solution to the problem which would not damage the site. While this was developed in Spring 2001 a watchman was permanently on duty on running days to warn approaching trains if necessary[2]. English Nature rejected the use of a retaining wall or additional ‘gabions’ to those already in place, and opted for the cutting wall to be re-profiled at a shallower angle[3].
  • Another rockfall occurred in February 2005. This required further re-profiling of the cutting wall[4].
  • The ground between Victoria Bridge and the entrance to Eyemore Cutting was one of the areas affected the freak storms in June and July 2007. The earlier rockfalls occurred in the cutting, just beyond the signal in the picture.

See also

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References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 79
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 135
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 136
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 150

C.J. Cleal and B.A. Thomas, British Upper Carboniferous Stratigraphy, Springer Science & Business Media (2013), pp. 139-141 via Google books

Links

Joint Nature Conservation Committee