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Through traffic between Shrewsbury and Bewdley ceased on 9 September 1963, the closure of this section being the catalyst for the beginnings of [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation]] two years later. The line from Alveley Colliery southwards through Bewdley remained in use for moving coal to [[Stourport Power Station]] until the Colliery closed in 1969.
BR ceased passenger services from Bewdley to Hartlebury in on 6 January 1970, ending their use of the original Severn Valley Line. Services from Bewdley to Kidderminster over 'The Loop' ended at the same time, although British Sugar Corporation freight traffic between Foley Park and Kidderminster continued until 1982.
When the SVR opened services to Bewdley in 1974, they had also acquired the line as far as Foley Park. In the late 1970s and early 1980s the SVR, with BR’s co-operation, were able to stage outgoing main line rail tours (and play host to incoming ones) via the remaining BR section of 'The Loop' between Foley Park and Kidderminster. On some weekends in summer, BR also operated a few DMU special services from their Kidderminster station to the SVR at Bewdley.