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In the picture, the original path of the Severn Valley Railway is the line curving away to the right. A set of points allows entry to the sidings in the triangle, added by the SVR during preservation.
There was an intermediate halt on the branch between Bewdley and [[Stourport]], just beyond on the Stourport side of Mount Pleasant tunnel at [[Burlish Halt|Burlish]].
The SVR owns the track bed of the Stourport Branch almost as far as Burlish Halt. The first ¾ mile was re-laid in 1975 for filming of [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] to take place. Part of this short length of track is now used as a siding. As of December 2015, Rail Safety Solutions (RSS) have entered an agreement with the SVR to lease the branch as far as Mount Pleasant tunnel, for the purposes of training Network Rail apprentices in track laying and maintenance. In exchange, the SVR will gain ongoing training for its own staff, as well as use of the relaid track for occasional train services.<ref>SVR News 192, "General Manager's Notes", Nick Rall</ref>
==See also==
[[Maps#Schematic_maps_of_the_pre-closure_SVR | Pre-1963 map]]
