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==Construction: 1858-1861==
:''Main article: [[Construction of the Severn Valley Railway]]''
When the contractors [[Peto, Brassey and Betts]] began construction, a completion date of October 1860 was announced. However during construction a number of unstable areas of ground were discovered, while landslips also took place on completed areas of the line, the most significant north of Highley resulted in a change to the line’s route. [[Railway Navvies of the SVR#Newspaper_reports|Contemporary newspaper reports]] also suggest wet weather and [[Bridgnorth Tunnel|tunnel collapses]] in 1860 contributed to the delay. The foundation stone for [[Victoria Bridge]] at Arley was laid on 24 November 1859 by [[Henry Orlando Bridgeman]].
