Stourport Branch
This was the route of the original Severn Valley line dating from 1862, connecting Bewdley and stations to the north with the main line at Hartlebury to the south. The Kidderminster to Bewdley link used by the present day SVRSevern Valley Railway opened in 1878. The area between the two lines is commonly referred to as the Stourport Triangle or Bewdley Triangle.
In the picture, the original path of the Severn Valley Railway is the line curving away to the right. A set of points allows entry to the sidings in the triangle, added by the SVRSevern Valley Railway during preservation.
There was an intermediate halt on the branch between Bewdley and Stourport, just beyond the tunnel at Burlish.
The SVRSevern Valley Railway owns the track bed of the Stourport Branch almost as far as Burlish Halt. The first ¾ mile was re-laid in 1975 for filming of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution to take place. Part of this short length of track is now used as a siding.
