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Mount Pleasant Tunnel, sometimes referred to as Burlish Tunnel, runs through a sandstone ridge on the [[Stourport Branch]] between [[Stourport]] and [[Bewdley]], roughly one mile north of [[Burlish Halt]]. It is 124 yards long, with moulded stone archivolts at each end.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Marshall (1989), p90]]</ref>During construction in 1860 and 1861 two [[Railway Navvies of the SVR|navvies]] were known to have been killed or injured.
The two portals of the tunnel are included in the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]]. Item SVR021A, the South Portal (Stourport end) is described as "Brick lined but some rock lining to N end. Modern brick revetment on E side." Item SVR021*, the North Portal (Bewdley end) is described as "Brick lined but some rock lining to N end".
The SVR owns the tracked, and has the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1973|Light Railway Order]], through the tunnel to a point 302 yards south of the southern portal.
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