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===2020===
[[File:Sterns_20200808.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Lineside view of the drainage ditch and repair works uphill from it, looking north]][[File:Sterns_Drone.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Aerial view of the repair works at Sterns in summer 2020looking south (River Severn to the left)]]
Following [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2020-2029#2020|extensive flooding in February 2020]] land movements were again observed. A comprehensive drainage network was proposed to collect rainwater and transport it to the river in an efficient manner before it could get down to the slip planes and exacerbate the problem.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljun20 Branch Lines, June 2020] (Retrieved 26 June 2020)</ref> Contractors Walsh Construction completed this water management work by 29 July as planned, with the final item being the lining of the existing drainage ditch with concrete canvas. The work was funded by £120,000 from the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|SVR Charitable Trust]]<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blaug20 Branch Lines, August 2020] (Retrieved 3 August 2020)</ref>.
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==Speed restrictions==
The section of line through Sterns was for many years under a strict 5mph speed limit, with the drainage improvements and earthworks in 2013/14 finally allowing for the limit to be increased to 15mph (although further ground movement led to the reinstatement of a lower temporary speed limit soon after). A consequence of this speed restriction is that northbound trains are made to work harder as they are prevented from 'taking a run' at Eardington Bank.
