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Bridgnorth Development plan further deferred
In October 2019 the SVR issued an update suggesting the next phase (the Bridgnorth Turntable pit, restoration of the Turntable, renewal of track work in Bridgnorth yard and the provision of a new loco pit) would be delayed until further quotes were obtained and plans developed. The full announcement may be read on SVRLive [https://www.svrlive.com/post/bridgnorth-development-update-oct19 here]. Previous updates on this project including pictures of the work in progress can be found on the [https://www.svrlive.com/bridgnorth-development SVRLive Bridgnorth Development page].
In October 2020, the SVR announced that there was £264,000 remaining share monies, which was ring-fenced for the remaining phase I of the project (the Bridgnorth station building conservation and extension of the bar). It required detailed plans to be drawn up before going for confirmed costings. Phase II of the project, which includes the turntable and renewal of track work in Bridgnorth yard along with the provision of a new loco pit, will follow, but there will be a need to raise further finance, once Phase I is completed.<ref name="bloct20"/> By November 2021 the start date of work on the station building had been put back from 2022 to 2023, and the turntable delayed until after the yard had been relaid.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blnov21 Branch Lines November 2021]</ref> By August 2022 the building conservation and renovation was 'unlikely to go ahead until 2024 at the earliest' with a £300,000 funding gap having opened by rising costs since the work was first deferred.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blaug22 Branch Lines August 2022]</ref>
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