At least 10 navvies are known to have died building the railway.
The installation of the blue plaque marks the completion of a project to restore the railway’s Falling Sands Viaduct.
The £1.3million Falling Sands project not only saw the restoration of a vital piece of the SVR’s infrastructure but also the creation of two permanent exhibitions telling the story of the construction of the original line and the more-than-1,000 navvies who built it. The Severn Valley Railway was no exception as at least 10 navvies are known to have died and there are countless reports of serious accidents during the two phases of construction.
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