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==Victoria Bridge in preservation==
The SVR began operations to Bewdley via Victoria Bridge in 1974. In that year they carried out a structural analysis of the bridge, which suggested that a loading of two tender locomotives with carriages would generate stresses in the main structure of the bridge not exceeding 2.6 tons/sq in (tension) and 6.2 tons/sq in (compression) against ultimate strength values of cast iron on of 10 tons/sq in (tension) and 45 tons/sq in (compression). However it appeared that the bridge had last been re-decked by BR in the early 1950s, meaning a close watch would be kept on it<ref name = "SVRNews58" />.
The railway photographer Paul Riley was killed by a fall from Victoria Bridge in August 1976.<ref>Krause, I, ''Paul Riley - An Appreciation'', retrieved 28th January 2015. [http://gwrarchive.org/site/sitel2ph/sitel3ph/tribute.php Link]</ref> Lineside photographers are not currently permitted to cross Victoria Bridge on foot.<ref>SVR (H) corporate document SMS-POL-135, ''Lineside Photographic Policy (Permits & PTS Course)'', Issue 1 (19th September 2012). [http://www.svrlive.com/Pages/Downloads.aspx Link to download page]</ref>
