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The southern end of the platform was cut back after it collapsed. The Friends held a fundraising appeal in 2014 to replace the missing part;<ref>SVRA Working Members Newsletter November 2014</ref> it was reported on 27 October 2016 that sufficient funds had been raised to purchase the required replacement GWR bricks.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Eardingtonstn/status/791730973977219072 Eardington Station Twitter Feed], retrieved 1 November 2016</ref>
A project funded by the Friends commenced during the January 2018 winter shutdown involving the partial rebuilding of the platform face. The rebuilding of the platform improves greatly the appearance of the station and allows consideration to its possible use on gala events at some point in the future. Some 8000 engineering bricks recovered from the London – Bristol mainline and donated by Kier Construction have been used. These have been cleaned up by the Friends over a period of time and provide a genuine connection to the GWR. The rebuild was undertaken by JSR Construction who are based less than a mile away from the station, thus keeping the work local.<ref>[httphttps://www.svrlive.com/eardington-station SVRLive 'Eardington Station' 13 January 2018]</ref><ref>[httphttps://www.svrlive.com/winter-works-2018 'SVRLive Winter Works 2018' 16 January 2018]</ref>
==Eardington siding==
