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:Water quality was being constantly monitored, with samples taken for testing each time a loco was filled. ‘Reverse Osmosis’ water treatment equipment had been ordered, and was in course of being installed.
:Last year’s poor weather had resulted in a rock slide in Eyemore [[Eymore Cutting]], just south of Victoria Bridge. Permanent repairs were undertaken in the summer once approval had been received from English Nature, the area being a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
'''March 2001''': 9F 92212 attended the Spring Gala before leaving at the end of its hire period. Following the Gala, Bewdley Station was closed for 3 weeks for repairs to the [[Bewdley Station Footbridge|footbridge]] and platform canopies.
2005 marked the 40th year of the SVR in preservation.
'''February 2005''': The line was closed for two days between Bewdley and Highley following a rockfall in Eyemore [[Eymore Cutting]]. The fall was discovered by the crew of a footplate experience course special, who found the track blocked by a 'standard gauge' 4ft 8½ ins wide boulder.
'''March 2005''': The Spring Steam Gala took a Branch Line theme with guests GWR Hawksworth 1600 class pannier tank 0-6-0PT no 1638 from the Kent & East Sussex Railway and LBSCR Billinton E4 0-6-2T No 32473 Birch Grove from the Bluebell Line.
