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A capital project for a new roof, lighting and overhead crane planned for 2020-2021 was put on hold due to the effects of the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]].<ref>SVR(H) annual report and financial statements for the period ended 5 January 2020</ref> The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] intend to raise £80,000 during 2021, with a start to be made that summer<ref>SVR News212</ref>.
That summer also saw In 2009 an upgrade to the loco shed, including included the installation of roller shutter doors, side windows to improve lighting, and an enclosed paint shop.A capital project for a new roof, lighting and overhead crane planned for 2020-2021 was initially put on hold due to the effects of the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]].<ref>SVR(H) annual report and financial statements for the period ended 5 January 2020</ref> The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] intend to raise £80,000 during 2021, with a start to be made that summer<ref>SVR News212</ref>. ===Wheel drop===The loco shed includes a wheel drop which was formerly located at the Leicester Midland MPD (shed 15C). This was purchased and installed following an appeal for funds launched in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2009 | summer 2009]]. Installation involved digging a hole 6m deep, relocating a mains water pipe and pouring 200m<sup>3</sup> of concrete.<ref>[http://www.georgelaw.co.uk/casestudies/actual/bridgnorthwheeldrop.aspx Bridgnorth Wheel Drop case study on George Law's web site]</ref> The wheel drop won the [[Awards|National Railway Heritage Awards FirstGroup Skills Award]] in 2010.<ref>[http://nrha.org.uk/winners-2010/] NRHA Awards 2010</ref>
===Wheel drop===
The loco shed includes a wheel drop which was formerly located at the Leicester Midland MPD (shed 15C). This was purchased and installed following an appeal for funds launched in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2009 | summer 2009]]. Installation involved digging a hole 6m deep, relocating a mains water pipe and pouring 200m<sup>3</sup> of concrete.<ref>[http://www.georgelaw.co.uk/casestudies/actual/bridgnorthwheeldrop.aspx Bridgnorth Wheel Drop case study on George Law's web site]</ref> The wheel drop won the [[Awards|National Railway Heritage Awards FirstGroup Skills Award]] in 2010.<ref>[http://nrha.org.uk/winners-2010/] NRHA Awards 2010</ref>
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File:Bridgnorth_MPD_20150614.jpg |View of Bridgnorth MPD including the loco shed, machine shop and boiler shop
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==Loco Shed==
Construction of the loco shed began in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1976 | March 1976]] using parts of the former Portskewett Shed acquired for that purpose, with the pits being dug the following November and the building completed in April 1977<ref>SVR News 44</ref>. The former Heaton Mersey shed was added in 1978 to the rear of the ex-Portskewett Shed, adjacent to the Goods Shed<ref>SVR News 49</ref>.
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File:Wheeldrop award.jpg|The wheel drop award on display in the Loco Works
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The newly-installed wheel drop was used 'in anger' for the first time on 29 July 2010, when the trailing driving wheel set was removed from [[42968|Stanier mogul 42968]] to attend to loose axle boxes.<ref>SVR News 170/171</ref> This series of photos shows the wheel drop in use to remove a tender wheelset from [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor]]
==Boiler shop==
[[File:Bridgnorth_Boiler_Shop_20150614.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bridgnorth Boiler Shop]]
To the rear of the machine Shop shop and loco Shed shed is the boiler shop. Before construction, riveting of boilers was carried out in the open air. Following complaints by neighbours, the Council unexpectedly served a noise abatement order on the railway. The SVR applied for, and in November 1986 was granted, a two-year [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1989|temporary planning permission]] allowing day-time open air working. The SVR launched a [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC#Share_offers|share offer]] in 1988 to raise £500,000 for the new boiler shop. In November 1988 the contract was let for construction, with a target completion date of April 1989. It was opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1990 | October 1990]].
In 2012 [[Severn Valley Railway Engineering Services]] took delivery of a CNC lathe to help with mass production of stays in the workshops, for SVR and contract use.
