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On 1 August 1863 the WMR was amalgamated with the GWR, who took over the operation of the Severn Valley Branch. They also operated the [[Wyre Forest Line|Tenbury and Bewdley Railway]] from its opening on 13 August 1864. On the Severn Valley Branch in 1866, four through trains ran each way between Shrewsbury and Worcester on weekdays, with average journey times between 1h 40min and 2h 5 min. The fastest journey time, the 2:45pm from Hartlebury, was achieved by by means of Arley, Highley, Linley, Cressage and Berrington being treated as request stops.
On the Tenbury Branch, three trains per day ran between Woofferton and Bewdley on weekdays only. :''Main article: [[Timetable: Severn Valley Branch 1867]]''1867 saw a similar timetable to 1866 for passenger services on the Severn Valley Branch. The service timetable also listed the daily goods trains.
==1870s==
