Changes

The proposals utilise the full area of the former Foley Park Sidings. This originally held 4 tracks with a headshunt over [[Underbridge off Lisle Avenue|Lisle Avenue underbridge ]] to reach the start of [[Falling Sands Viaduct]]. The platform at Foley Park was originally on the south side with an access pathway (which still exists) to Stourport Road. On construction of the sidings the platform with pagoda shelter was moved to the north side. <br>Stourport Road overbridge was constructed for double track. The clearance work so far has not uncovered any track drainage suggesting that the design should incorporate a new drain and/or French drains to discharge at the east end where St Francis Group have their outfall to the canal/river.The design seeks to accommodate a 60 wagon three road storage shed with an external run round loop and the engineering siding at the east end. The latter would facilitate the offloading of permanent way materials and visiting locomotive loading with road access off Silverwoods Way.<br>It is envisaged that the shed would be a standard ‘Agricultural’ type building with 5 metre spaced portal frames (on pad foundations in the sandstone formation) and propriety cladding with windows and photovoltaic panels on the roof to provide an income source including and lighting. Electrical and water supplies could be accessed off Stourport Road. The 3 roads would be fed from the east with only a single road emerging from the west endof the shed. The latter would allow demonstration wagon events linked to the car park access off Felix Baxter Drive. <br>It is envisaged that there would be raised walkways between the internal tracks allowing limited access for viewing. At present, the southerly road would contain historically significant non-runners with the remaining roads having different demonstration goods trains with brake vans at each end. There is provision at the east end for a large locomotive (e.g 8F or 28XX) to sit in front of the doors. The run round loop and headshunt are around 175 metres long to accommodate typical freight trains or engineering trains. The engineers siding has been designed to allow road vehicles to run along as well as offloading ballast or rails. The actual access road alignment awaits discussions with the developer of the commercial plots and their servicing requirements.<br>Initial estimates suggest around £200,000 for design, supply and erection of the shed with additional works needed on earthworks, drainage, fencing/security, electricity and water supply. Construction could be phased , with the engineer’s siding being required sooner for trackwork delivery and the works to the cabling and relaying need needing to be planned together. When many of the wagons are moved it would be possible to proceed with the Bewdley plans as a separate phase.<ref>[https://svrwagons.wixsite.com/svrwagons/wagon-storage-shed SVR Wagons website] (Retrieved 16 July 2017)</ref> Fundraising may commence later in 2017.

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