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[[File:Countryfile_20150315.jpg |thumb|150px|right| Heritage Site of the Year]]
'''January-February 2015''':
:The winter saw a major infrastructure project, initiated by Severn Trent Water, which involved replacing three of the four large diameter water pipes bringing water from the Elan Valley to Birmingham where they cross under the trackbed between Bewdley and Arley near [[Folly Point]]. The replacement work was carried out by STW's contractors, but SVR staff and volunteers removed and replaced the trackbed and signalling equipment to enable the work to be carried out. Due to the relative inaccessibility of the aqueduct, the replacement pipes were transported from [[Bewdley]] station to the worksite by rail, using contracted SVR equipment in the form of diesel shunter [[Ruston and Hornsby 165hp Diesel Shunter D2957|D2957]] and [[GWR 60841 Bogie Bolster|Gane 'A' 60841]] <ref>http://www.svrlive.com/Pages/Infrastructure.aspx</ref>. The project over-ran, meaning the first 3 days of re-opening for half term week could not run between Bewdley and Highley.
:Other winter infrastructure work included replacement of the points and installation of improved drainage at the south end of Arley station. Restoration work was also carried out on Bewdley South (Sandbourne) and Bewdley North (Wribbenhall) viaducts.