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The line was used for both passenger and freight traffic. Much of the latter was generated by Alveley Colliery at Highley and the British Sugar Corporation factory at Foley Park, Kidderminster.
Ownership of the Severn Valley Line passed to British Railways (BR) upon nationalisation in 1948, when it became part of the British Railways Western Region “BR(W)". The 1950s saw steam replaced on some services by [[Railcar 22 | GWR Diesel Railcars ]] and BR Diesel Multiple Units ([[Class 108 DMU |DMU]]).
Through traffic between Shreswbury and Bewdley ceased in 1963, the closure of this section being the catalyst for the beginnings of [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation]] two years later. The line from Alveley Colliery southwards through Bewdley remained in use for moving coal to Stourport Power Station until the Colliery closed in 1969.
