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*From the mid-1970s [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line|incoming and outgoing rail tours]] would go via the tunnel, crewed by BR between Bewdley and Kidderminster.
*In the late 1970s and early 1980s BR ran a few summer and Bank Holiday DMU specials between Kidderminster and Bewdley.
*At the same time, occasional 'top and tailed' gala special trains ran from Bewdley through the tunnel as far as the boundary. These cold could be operated by SVR crews as they were entirely on SVR property.
The track through the tunnel was replaced as part of a major refurbishment during the winter of 2011-12. In order to simplify future maintenance the existing jointed track was replaced by continuously welded rail (CWR), resulting in the absence of the traditional 'clickety-click' from the wheels as the train passes through the tunnel.
Both portals of the tunnel are included in the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]], the eastern portal as item SVR014* and the western portal as item SVR014A. The [[Dropping Well Farm|field at the Bewdley end of the tunnel]] is a popular publically-accessible photographic location.
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