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*1968 [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway#Highley Colliery|Highley Colliery]] was completely closed. Coal winding had ended in 1940, but the pithead remained in use for ventilation and personnel access to [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway#Alveley Colliery|Alveley Colliery]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 100.</ref>
*1972 [[Other rolling stock formerly resident on the SVR| Plassermatic Tamper TT65RD]] moved to the SVR from Wolverhampton.<ref>SVR Stock Book, 9th edition</ref><ref>SVR News 33</ref> Thought to have been last used in the late 1970s, it was broken up at Kidderminster in 1999.<ref>SVR News 130</ref>
*[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1986|1986]] Hydraulic rams were used to move the 2,500 ton concrete [[Bewdley Bypass Bridge]] around 150ft into its final position.<ref>Marshall (1989) p. 91.</ref>
