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The Down Yard at [[Bewdley]] is located to the South of station, on the Down (West) side of the main line. It was formerly used for the loading and unloading of goods wagons before the closure of the line by BR. The yard is now mainly used by the [[Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department]] for storage and repair of the SVR's [[Goods Wagons|collection of goods wagons]], and for the restoration and painting of [[carriages]], although the bulk of carriage repairs take place at [[Kidderminster]].

In common with the other principal crossing stations, Bewdley was provided with a goods yard and goods shed for the loading and unloading of goods wagons and temporary storage of goods. In 1864, two years after the opening of the Severn Valley Railway, Bewdley became the terminus of the [[Wyre Forest Line | Tenbury & Bewdley Railway]]. A 45ft turntable was installed in the goods yard by McKenzie, Clunes & Co, who also built a [[List of signal boxes# Tenbury and Bewdley Railway (at Bewdley) | signal box]] between the Down platform and the goods yard to serve the new railway.<ref>[[Bibliography#Bools | Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] p. 27.</ref>

By 1878 both the Tenbury and Bewdley and the Severn Valley Railways were part of the GWR. The Board of Trade Inspection in March 1878 prior to the opening of the [[Kidderminster Loop Line]] reported ''"There is a turntable at Kidderminster and trains will run through Bewdley (where the present turntable is being removed) to Woofferton"''.<ref>[[Bibliography#Bools | Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] p. 42.</ref> The Tenbury & Bewdley Railway signal box also became redundant around this time.

The yard consists of two through sidings which are accessible from both ends of the station, as well as a number of miscellaneous sidings. No. 1 siding runs parallel to the Down Main and is mainly used to store the [[Demonstration Goods Train]], as well as occasionally by locomotives assigned to [[Bewdley MPD]] or other rolling stock. No. 2 siding is adjacent to No. 1 and passes through the [[Bewdley Goods Shed|Goods Shed]], where wagon restoration is carried out by the [[Wagon Department]]. The northern part of No. 2 siding and its headshunt provide access to a dock platform, formerly used for loading goods wagons, now home to three [[List of shops|sales coaches]].

The restoration of [[GWR Large Prairie 4150]] is has been ongoing in the yard since 1978, with a lack of funds and manpower since the 1980s resulting in slow progress. A new committee took over [[The 4150 Fund|the 4150 Fund]] in 2007, and progress has recently been progressing at a steady rate.

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