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===Cattle dock===
In December 1869 the GWR Board approved the erection of a cattle pen at a cost of £15.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 99.</ref> The cattle dock now at Highley is situated broadly in the original location, although it is an SVR re-construction. The original cattle dock became unsafe and was dismantled in the autumn of 1979; the fill used by the GWR during its original construction was found to consist mainly of old broken tiles!<ref name = "SVR61" /> The new cattle dock was temporarily removed restored during the repair work following the [[2007_Storm_Damage | 2007 storm damage]]2004. <ref>SVR News 148</ref> The photograph below shows the view in 2005, two years before the storm damage. The new cattle dock and water tower can both be seen; construction of The Engine House had not yet begun. Also notable is the absence of lineside fencing at that time.
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S0633 Highley 1970.jpg | The remains of the original cattle dock in 1970 (David Cooke)
Highley station 2005, looking south - geograph.org.uk - 804842.jpg | Highley station 2005, looking south (Wikimedia Commons)
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The new cattle dock was temporarily removed during the repair work following the [[2007_Storm_Damage | 2007 storm damage]]. A major refurbishment of its wooden structure began in May 2017.
===Crane===