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{{As of|2018|11}} the Trust has another bid seeking nearly £1,018,100 million from the HLF for a large part of the initial estimate of £1.275 3 million total project cost. In June 2017 the Trust secured £71,800 of HLF financial backing to develop its bid. The SVR has the challenge during 2018 of raising matched funding of £275,000 for which the Trust is co-ordinating efforts, and for which it has launched an appeal. The SVR intends to submit the Trust submitted its bid by on 26 October 2018, and hopes to receive HLF’s final decision in January 2019. Preliminary structual investigations in Summer 2018 however revealed two gas mains, one live, which are thought likely to increase the cost and SVR's contribution. If successful in securing HLF support, the SVR would intend to undertake this urgent project in two stages, with the first stage from December 2019 to April 2020 necessitating closure of the railway between Bewdley and Kidderminster from the end of Santa services until Easter. Subsequent works will involve replacing damaged brickwork and corbelling, and repointing throughout.<ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-projects/falling-sands-viaduct.html 'Falling Sands Viaduct', Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust website] (Retrieved 31 March 2018)</ref><ref>Shareholders' Newsletter, undated</ref><ref>SVR News 203</ref><ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/epnovember18 Express Points November 2018]</ref>