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Coal was initially delivered to the power station via the [[River Severn]] or the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal]] (which can be seen passing under the SVR at [[Falling Sands Viaduct]]). The additional sidings and canal basin built at [[Stourport | Stourport Station]] in 1885 allowed coal to be brought there by rail, then transshipped to boats for the final leg of its journey to the power station. In 1940 a branch line from Stourport along an embankment was constructed so that coal could be brought in directly by rail. A portion of the coal for Stourport Power Station came from [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway|the collieries served by the Severn Valley line]], with approximately 30% of the output of [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway#Alveley Colliery |Alveley Colliery]] being sent to the power station. The majority of the coal came from Cannock Chase, with such coal arriving at [[Hartlebury ]] from Stourbridge, often behind a Midland engine. A shunting locomotive was stationed at Hartlebury to shuttle coal wagons between there and Stourbridge.<ref>[[Tales_from_the_Severn_Valley#Coal_for_Stourport_Power_Station | Recollection of former NCB employee]]</ref> A former NCB employee's recollections of coal workings can be found in [[Tales_from_the_Severn_Valley#Coal_for_Stourport_Power_Station|Tales from the Severn Valley]].