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[[File:Stourport way bill 1889.jpg|thumb|300px|right|1889 way bill from Stourport]]
*in 1889 a 14 lb parcel was sent from Stourport to Bootle Rectory.
==Revenue-earning freight in preservation==
Since preservation, the SVR has seen occasional revenue-earning freight services, including the following:
*On 9 October 2003 [[D3586]] hauled a load of roof trusses from Kidderminster to the [[Orchard Bungalow level crossing]]. The trusses for the bungalow were too large to pass under the bridge carrying the former [[Wyre Forest Line]] over Northwood Lane, but were just able to fit through [[Bewdley Tunnel]].<ref>SVR News 145</ref>
*On 11 March 2005 the SVR's first steam-hauled revenue-earning freight involved [[5764|GWR 5764]], transporting an excavator from the yard at [[Eardington]] to [[Country Park Halt]] for the contractors Mowlem Construction who were rebuilding the nearby pedestrian/cycle-way bridge across the river.<ref>SVR News 150</ref> A number of other loads were also transported for the same project.
*In May 2007, [[4566]] was used on another steam-hauled revenue earning freight charter, taking a load of pipes to Trimpley Reservoir for Severn Trent Water.<ref>SVR News 160</ref>
*The winter 2014-15 project to replace corroded pipes bringing the [[Elan Valley Aqueduct]] under the railway at Trimpley required all the plant, equipment and materials to be delivered via the Railway from Bewdley. The SVR provided the use of [[Ruston and Hornsby 165hp Diesel Shunter 319290|Ruston shunter D2957]] and crew.
==See also==
