Wyre Forest in the Stour valley. These supplied iron from manufacture into finished iron goods mainly in the Black Country. Charcoal burning continued into the 20th century. A branch off the Severn Valley Railway known as the "Tenbury Line" once ran through the Wyre Forest. It broke off the main line north of Bewdley and crossed the River Severn at Dowles Bridge, the piers of which still remain. The main track has long been dismantled but the trackbed is now a walking route through the forest. The Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire containing the towns Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport on Severn takes
Tenbury Railway S&HR on behalf of the Tenbury Railway from opening. In July 1862 the S&HR (including the Tenbury Railway) was jointly leased by the LNWR, the GWR and the West Midland Railway (WMR). Working of traffic on the Tenbury Railway was taken over by the LNWR on behalf of the joint companies. Following the opening of the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway in August 1864, working of the entire line between Woofferton and Bewdley was taken over by the GWR, with the LNWR retaining running powers. Although the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway was soon absorbed by the GWR, the Tenbury Railway Company