Sentence:  The Western Region has sought approval for the withdrawal of passenger services between Ashchurch Junction and Upton-on-Severn. There was a proposal to withdraw the trains as long ago as 1951, but an <WSD>outcry</WSD> from Tewkesbury that it would suffer as a tourist centre secured a reprieve. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A strong protest.