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[[File:Britain From Above Kidderminster Goods yard..jpg|thumb|300px|right|Kidderminster goods yard in 1938 showing most of the siding space occupied by goods wagons]]
During its 101 year history the Severn Valley branch was never financially successful.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Oppitz (2004)]] p.106.</ref> [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Traffic statistics| GWR Traffic statistics]] for stations on the branch show that between 1903 and 1923, passengers only accounted for around 20% of the total revenue, with around 80% of the revenue arising from freight traffic. After that time passenger numbers declined, and by 1938 revenue from passenger traffic accounted for little more than 10% of the total, with freight traffic nearing 90%.
