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==Construction==
Following the successful [[The development of Kidderminster Town Station|extension to Kidderminster and completion of the first phases of the new station building]], new plans for a carriage shed at Kidderminster emerged. An application to the Heritage Lottery Fund titled the ‘SVR Heritage Project’ was submitted on 30 April 1997 seeking funding of £6.5m. The carriage shed was to be a traditional style building, while the application also included a locomotive display building for both steam and diesel locomotives, an extension to [[Kidderminster Footbridge ]] to allow better road and pedestrian access to the site, and a 10-year carriage restoration plan. A consequence of the application was that the articles of association of [[SVR(H)]] were amended to become a non-profit distributing organisation in order to qualify for lottery money.<ref>SVR News 123-124</ref>
Fundraising including an [[SVRA]] raffle had raised over £100,000 by spring 1998. However the HLF requested a scaled-down application which was submitted on 12 August 1998 at a value of £2.4m. Plans for the locomotive display building were dropped, while the carriage shed became the modern design with a single span curved roof eventually built. The footbridge extension and restoration of carriages were still included, although ultimately these too were dropped.<ref>SVR News 128-129</ref>
