Changes

Modern railway practice is to use continuously welded rail (CWR), in which adjacent lengths of rail are welded together, removing the need for fishplates. This gives a smoother ride and reduces maintenance costs. Heritage Whilst heritage railways do not generally use CWR, although it is used on the section sections of track across [[Victoria Bridge]] and through [[Bewdley Tunnel]] was re-laid with CWR (installed during the winter of 2011-12 ) in order to simplify future maintenancein these areas of restricted access.