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The introduction of electric tram services around the end of the 19th century provided competition with the railways for local passenger services. One such tramway was the [[Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway]] which opened in 1879. The GWR, along with other railway companies, began to use railmotors to meet this competition. A steam railmotor was trialled between [[Kidderminster]], [[Bewdley]] and [[Stourport]] on 29 December 1904. A full service using two railmotors was introduced on the same section on 2 January 1905, also calling at [[Foley Park Halt]] which opened the same day. [[Rifle Range Halt]] opened in June of that year and was also served by the railmotors. In January 1911 a third railmotor was introduced between [[Hartlebury]] and Bewdley. Use of railmotors on the Severn Valley Railway ended in 1918.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Marshall (1989)]] p. 143.</ref>