Falling Sands Viaduct
Falling Sands Viaduct (Bridge 3) was completed in 1877. It carries the railway across the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Conservation Area and 64 feet above the River Stour, about a mile from Kidderminster. It is built of red brick and is 132 yards in length, with seven arches of 46ft span.
After crossing the viaduct when travelling toward Bewdley, the area of land on the left of the line was the site of the former British Sugar Corporation's Foley Park Factory. The last visible structures on the site, two large silos, were demolished in 2012 and the area is now being developed for housing.
This area was also the site of the former Foley Park Halt.
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Prospective repairs
Extensive repairs are needed to secure the Viaduct. As of April 2017[update] the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd has a bid under consideration seeking £1 million funding from the HLF for a large part of the £1.26 million cost. It has plans to raise additional funds from other sources. If successful in securing HLF support, the SVR would intend to complete this urgent project in two stages by 2020.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 'Falling Sands Viaduct', Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust website (Retrieved 27 April 2017)