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[[File:Bewdley railway station 1795793 c24b1cba.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bewdley Yard on 16/09/1963. Sidings 1 and 2, the goods shed, and the dock platform are visible on the right beyond the station]]
[[File:Outbuildings at Bewdley Station - geograph.org.uk - 1454696.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bewdley Goods Shed]]
[[File:Bewdley_Paint_Shop_20150801.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bewdley Paint Shop]]
The Down Yard at [[Bewdley]] is located to the South of station, on the Down (West) side of the main line. It was formerly used for the loading and unloading of goods wagons before the closure of the line by BR. The yard is now mainly used by the [[Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department]] for storage and repair of the SVR's [[Goods Wagons|collection of goods wagons]], and for the restoration and painting of [[carriages]], although the bulk of carriage repairs take place at [[Kidderminster]].
== Layout In Preservation ==
The yard consists of two through sidings, No.s 1 and 2, which are accessible from both ends of the station, as well as a number of miscellaneous sidings. No. 1 siding runs parallel to the Down Main and is mainly used to store the [[Demonstration Goods Train]], as well as occasionally by locomotives assigned to [[Bewdley MPD]] or other rolling stock. No. 2 siding is adjacent to No. 1 and passes through the [[Bewdley Goods Shed|Goods Shed]], where wagon restoration is carried out by the [[Wagon Department]]. The northern part of No. 2 siding and its headshunt provide access to a dock platform, formerly used for loading goods wagons, but now home to three [[List of shops|sales coaches]].
The remainder of the yard is made up of several interconnected dead end sidings. These sidings include the Paint Shop, used to paint passenger and goods rolling stock. The yard is also home to a number of coaches that reside there permanently: GWR sleeper coach [[GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third|2233]] and Mark 3 sleepers [[Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper|10569 and 10696]] are used for staff accomodation at Bewdley; GWR wartime ambulance car [[GWR 5804 Brake Third|5804]] serves as the apprentice group mess coach; and GWR coaches [[GWR 98 Full Brake|98]] and [[GWR 5043 Full Third|5043]] are used as workshops and stores for spare parts.
[[Ruston and Hornsby 165hp Diesel Shunter D2957|Ruston and Hornsby Diesel Shunter D2957]] is the resident shunting locomotive, being used as necessary to shunt rolling stock under repair. In January and February 2015, the yard was contracted to Severn Trent Water as a staging ground for [[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2015|repairs to the Elan Valley Aqueduct]], which runs under the railway near [[Folly Point]].
== Gallery ==
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File:Bewdley-Railcar-1962-10-06.jpg | Bewdley on 6/10/1962, with the yard on the right.
File:GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon.jpg | GWR Wagon 102691 outside the goods shed.
File:GWR tool & packing van at Bewdley railway station (geograph 3672577).jpg | The north end of sidings 1 and 2. The coaches in siding 2 are permanently resident sales coaches.
File:D2957STW.jpg | Equipment being loaded for Severn Trent Water in January 2015.
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