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On the Tenbury Branch, three trains per day ran between Woofferton and Bewdley on weekdays only.
==1870s==
The GWR board minutes around this time regularly referred to communications being received requesting better services, normally followed by the note "This cannot be acceded to at present".<ref name=Marshall>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] pp. 138-144, 161-164.</ref>
The 1872 timetable still included four return workings between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury with a single service on Sunday. The first train from Hartlebury to Shrewsbury, the fastest at 1h 39min, was followed by the slowest at 2h 33min with other journey times averaging around 2 hours. All trains included first and second class accommodation, but only two of the four included provision for third class passengers.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Vanns (1998)]] p. 95.</ref>
:''Main article: [[Timetable: Severn Valley Branch 1876]]''
The [[Timetable: Severn Valley Branch 1876|1876 timetable]] showed only minor changes in timings from 1872, although the slowest service was now only 2h 22min between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury.
:''Main article: [[Timetable: Severn Valley and Tenbury Branch 1877]]"
1877 again saw only minor changes to the 1876 timetable, although the fastest time between Hartlebury was now 1h 42min.
:''Main article: [[Timetable: Severn Valley and Tenbury Branch 1878]]"
1878 saw the opening of the [[Kidderminster Loop Line]]. The Severn Valley Branch continued with the four return workings on weekdays and one service on Sundays as before, although some changes were made to timings, following which for the first time the average time for southbound journeys at 1h 56 min was faster than for northbound at 2h 03min.
On the Tenbury Branch, five services now ran each way between Woofferton and Kidderminster on weekdays; there was still no Sunday service. All journeys from Shrewsbury via Bridgnorth to Kidderminster therefore required a change of trains at Bewdley.
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Timetable Severn Valley Branch 1878.jpg | 1878 Severn Valley and Tenbury Branch timetable
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