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There was an intermediate halt on the branch between Bewdley and [[Stourport]], just on the Stourport side of [[Mount Pleasant Tunnel]] at [[Burlish Halt|Burlish]].
The trackbed of the Stourport line as far as Burlish Park was acquired by the SVR when the southern extension was purchased. The trackbed running past houses was immediately sold off as garden extensions, thus offsetting part of the purchase price (the SVR had in effect acted as agents for the local residents' association).) The purchase included the modern footbridge and the Halt at Burlish, the platform of which was made from precast concrete sections. Both footbridge and platform were dismantled and stored at [[Arley]] for many years before being sold.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1067 Peter Pearson and Chris Walton, SVR Forum thread, 21-22 February 2009]</ref> Today the SVR owns the track bed of the Stourport Branch from Bewdley through Mount Pleasant Tunnel to a point 302 yards beyond its southern portal, a short way north of Burlish Halt. The [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1973 | 1973 Light Railway Order]] allowed the SVR to operate over this section, although it has never been used for public services. The first ¾ mile was re-laid in 1975 for filming of [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] to take place. Part of this short length of track is now used as a siding.
Travelling from Bewdley, there are two underbridges on the branch before Mount Pleasant Tunnel is reached. Both are included in the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]]. The first (item SVR023*) is an Occupation Underbridge connecting fields on each side of the line. The second (item SVR022*) is a large stone and brick arched bridge with a 30 ft span and 28 ft high, lying on the publicly accessible track from the Bewdley Bypass to the farm near Safari Park curve and also to the [[Devil's Spittleful (Rifle Range) Bridge]] leading to the [[Rifle Range Halt | Devil's Spittleful & Rifle Range heathland]].
