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*1905 Petrol-engined buses replaced the short-lived [[Bridgnorth steam bus service|steam buses on the GWR's Wolverhampton to Bridgnorth service]].<ref>SVR News 82</ref>*1949 [[Eardington|Eardington station]] became unstaffed, although BR did not reduce the station to halt status.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell and Smith (2007)]] fig. 62.</ref>
*1951 [[List of signal boxes#List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames|Stourport South signal box]] was taken out of use by BR.
*1968 A public enquiry was held into the future of the [[Bridgnorth#Footbridge outside Bridgnorth Station|Hollybush Road footbridge]].<ref>SVR News 19</ref>*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#19745|1974]] Bridgnorth was demoted to rural borough status, losing its powers to spend money maintaining the [[Bridgnorth#Footbridge outside Bridgnorth Station|Hollybush Road footbridge outside the station]]. The bridge was demolished in 1976 and not replaced until 1994.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 105.</ref>*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1985|1985]] Steam Railway magazine published the notorious [[GWR 3717 City of Truro|City of Truro]] "April fool" article.<ref>SVR News 76</ref>
*1990 Bewdley South Up & Down distant signals were commissioned.<ref>[http://www.svrsig.org.uk/svr/Frame2.htm Bedley South signal box on the SVR Signalling web site]</ref>
