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The remainder of the yard is made up of several interconnected dead end sidings. These sidings include the Paint Shop, used to paint passenger and goods rolling stock. The yard is also home to a number of coaches that reside there permanently: GWR sleeper coach [[GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third|2233]] and Mark 3 sleepers [[Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper|10569 and 10696]] are used for staff accomodation at Bewdley; GWR wartime ambulance car [[GWR 5804 Brake Third|5804]] serves as the apprentice group mess coach; and GWR coaches [[GWR 98 Full Brake|98]] and [[GWR 5043 Full Third|5043]] are used as workshops and stores for spare parts.
[[Ruston and Hornsby 165hp Diesel Shunter D2957|Ruston and Hornsby Diesel Shunter D2957319290]] is the resident shunting locomotive, being used as necessary to shunt rolling stock under repair. In January and February 2015, the yard was contracted to Severn Trent Water as a staging ground for [[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_2010-2019#2015|repairs to the Elan Valley Aqueduct]], which runs under the railway near [[Folly Point]].
The restoration of [[GWR Large Prairie 4150]] is has been ongoing in the yard since 1978, with a lack of funds and manpower since the 1980s resulting in slow progress. A new committee took over [[The 4150 Fund|the 4150 Fund]] in 2007, and progress has recently been progressing at a steady rate.