Stourport Branch

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The line of the Stouport Branch (right) and entry to the Triangle (left)

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 on the Stourport side of Mount Pleasant 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.

As of December 2015, Rail Safety Solutions (RSS) have entered an agreement with the SVRSevern Valley Railway to lease the branch as far as Mount Pleasant tunnel, for the purposes of training Network Rail apprentices in track laying and maintenance. In exchange, the SVRSevern Valley Railway will gain ongoing training for its own staff, as well as use of the relaid track for occasional train services.[1]

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 192, "General Manager's Notes", Nick Ralls

See also

Pre-1963 map