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[[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 looking 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> Electronic ‘tilt monitoring’ equipment was fitted in February 2021<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blmar21 Branch Lines, March 2021] (Retrieved 7 March 2021)</ref>.
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