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Alveley Sidings

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Preservation: filming
==Preservation==
The sidings were acquired by the SVR as part of the southern section of the line to [[Foley Park]] which was purchased from BR in December 1972, subject to Light Railway Orders being granted. In November 1973 the sidings was one of the locations used in the television series [[Carrie's War]], with the evacuees' train filmed making several run pasts there. The LRO allowing passenger services between Hampton Loade and Bewdley was eventually granted in May 1974. A number of scenes featuring static rolling stock were also filmed at the sidings for the television series [[Survivors]], Season 3 episode 3 ‘Law of the Jungle’ (first broadcast 30 March 1977). The sidings were deemed unsuitable for the storage of SVR stock due to the remoteness of the location and the resultant risk of vandalism.<ref name ="Marshall101" /> They were therefore eventually dismantled, with much of the rail and point-work later being re-used elsewhere on the line.
In 1996, [[Country Park Halt]] was opened on the site. The river bridge linking the main country park on the east bank with the Halt on the SVR was replaced in 2006.<ref>[https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/7072/highley-alveley-footbridge-shropshire News article on www.transportxtra.com]</ref> It is also used by [[National Cycle Route 45]].
Following [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2020-2029#2020|extensive flooding in February 2020]] land movements were observed in Alveley Woods. {{As of|2020|6}} a drainage scheme is planned, to reduce the amount of water reaching the slip plane and take a degree of pressure off the embankment. A second phase will include a mixture of soil nailing and partial replacement of the embankment material and is likely to take place during 2021<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljun20 Branch Lines, June 2020] (Retrieved 26 June 2020)</ref>.
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