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*1878: The Kidderminster Loop opened on 1 June.
*1900: Authorisation was given for additional siding space including the [[Rock Siding]] at the back of Platform 3 and the siding along the far side of the yard.
*1911: Great Western Magazine included a photograph of Bewdley Ambulance Class taken by TJ Ricketts of Bewdley. The Mayor had presented awards - supervised by HK Woodward, Divisional Engineer.<ref>Great Western Magazine, January 1911</ref> A 1935 GWR plan of Bewdley shows an "Ambulance" in the Down Yard. This was a grounded M&SWJR coach body used as a First Aid training centre.
*1922: [[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (Kidderminster to Bridgnorth)|GWR staff records]] show the station had a staff of 19.
*1924: The island platform was extendedfrom 400 to 515 feet to serve excursion traffic. Subsidence, landslip and sand washed onto the line between Arley and Kidderminster and Hartlebury - including Bewdley - affected services from 31 May to 3 June.<ref>Great Western Railway Magazine, January 1925July 1924</ref>
*1927: A new 20 ton cart weighbridge for motor vehicles was provided.<ref>Great Western Railway Magazine, June 1927</ref>
*1932: A small warehouse was added.<ref>Great Western Magazine, January 1933</ref>
*1939: It was announced that "A new warehouse is being provided at Bewdley", probably referring to the Provender Shed at the far end of the yard.<ref>Great Western Railway Magazine, February 1929</ref>
*1962: Passenger services to Tenbury ceased on 31 July<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Beddoes and Smith ((1995)]] p. 193.</ref> (services beyond Tenbury to Woofferton had ended a year earlier).
*1970: Passenger services to Kidderminster and Hartlebury ended on 5 January, ending the pre-preservation use of Bewdley Station.
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