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Watch: Drone video lays bare damage and disruption caused by landslip on Severn Valley Railway line

The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has released aerial footage of the damage caused by a huge landslip to its heritage line.

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Last Wednesday, SVR staff discovered that a large landslip had occurred, leaving the line impassable. It has affected a 30-metre section of embankment in Shropshire, between the SVR’s northernmost station, Bridgnorth, and the smaller station at Hampton Loade.

The landslide on the Severn Valley Railway, near to the Astbury Gold Course and Bridgnorth. Half of the edging stones on a bridge have gone as well as the land.
The landslide on the Severn Valley Railway, near to the Astbury Gold Course and Bridgnorth. Half of the edging stones on a bridge have gone as well as the land.

The landslip could take months to repair, SVR has said, and will lead to major disruption to its services, although the heritage railway says it will be open at half term on February 15 as planned.

On Monday, the heritage line released aerial footage of the landslip.

Head of infrastructure Chris Bond said investigations were ongoing, but repairs are set to "be a major infrastructure repair project that will take considerable time and money".

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