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==Hampton Loade history before preservation==
Although the village was also historically known as Hampton's Loade<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17612/17612-h/17612-h.htm Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway, by J. Randall 1863]</ref>, the station was originally called '''Hampton''', with that name appearing in the [[Timetable: Shrewsbury to Worcester 1862| opening timetable]]. However within a month it had adopted the name Hampton Loade which it has retained ever since<ref name = MarshallP101">[[Bibliography | Marshall (1989), p101]]</ref>.
Key dates in the history of Hampton Loade were:
*1862: Hampton Loade station opened with the rest of the Severn Valley Line on 1 February, with a single platform on the west side of the line and a short siding opposite. There was no facility for crossing trains.
*1882-1883: Approval was given for construction of the up platform and provision of the passing loop and an additional siding, controlled by a newly-installed signal box. The Board of Trade approved these works in June 1883<ref name = MarshallP101" />.
*1922: [[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (Kidderminster to Bridgnorth)|GWR staff records]] show the station had a staff of 3, comprising the stationmaster and two porter/signalmen.
*1930s: Hampton Loade was the site of a [[Arley Camp Coach|GWR camping coach]] pre-World War 2<ref name = MarshallP101" />.
*1963: Through passenger services ceased on 9 September, with through freight services ending at the end of November.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Traffic statistics|GWR Traffic statistics]] for Hampton Loade, selected years prior to 1939<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 54.</ref>
|-
! !! colspan="3" | Passenger Traffic !! colspan="2" | Freight Traffic !!
|-
! Year !! Tickets issued !! Parcels despatched !! Revenue (£) !! Tons received & despatched !! Revenue (£) !! Total revenue (£)
|-
|1903||style="text-align:right"|9,967||style="text-align:right"|2,691||style="text-align:right"|760||style="text-align:right"|1,488||style="text-align:right"|631||style="text-align:right"|1,391
|-
|1913||style="text-align:right"|10,350||style="text-align:right"|3,076||style="text-align:right"|579||style="text-align:right"|4,632||style="text-align:right"|1,270||style="text-align:right"|1,849
|-
|1923||style="text-align:right"|9,077||style="text-align:right"|3,117||style="text-align:right"|778||style="text-align:right"|900||style="text-align:right"|599||style="text-align:right"|1,377
|-
|1933||style="text-align:right"|4,704||style="text-align:right"|1,183||style="text-align:right"|350||style="text-align:right"|335||style="text-align:right"|147||style="text-align:right"|497
|-
|1938||style="text-align:right"|5,116||style="text-align:right"|659||style="text-align:right"|304||style="text-align:right"|555||style="text-align:right"|201||style="text-align:right"|505
|-
|}
==Historic maps of Hampton Loade Station==
*Early GWR plan showing the original single line and siding
*Later GWR plan showing the 1883 loop and second platform as amendments in red.
*1884 map (surveyed 1882) showing the single line and siding.
*1903 map showing the loop and second platform and repositioned siding
*1926 map showing little change over the previous twenty years.
<gallery>
File:GWRplanHamptonLoade early.jpg
File:GWRplanHamptonLoade.jpg
File:Hampton Load 1884 map.jpg | 1884
File:Hampton Loade 1903 map.jpg | 1903
File:Hampton Loade 1926 map.jpg | 1926
</gallery>
Move pre-preservation to the end as Bewdley / Arley
==The station==
The station house is built of yellow brick. Unlike some of the other station houses including Highley and Arley, this was not upgraded during the GWR era by the extension of the waiting room and provision of an extra bedroom.
==Hampton Loade in preservation==
In late 2014 the railway announced that the station house had become vacant, and plans were in hand for it to be converted into SVR volunteers' accommodation and mess room, subject to final agreements and costings between [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]] and [[Hampton Loade Station Fund]].<ref>SVR(H) notice board issue NBI-H-194 "October-December 2014 Round Up", published on [https://www.svrlive.com/ SVRLive]</ref> This would provide a more suitable facility than does rolling stock. {{As of|2019}} volunteer work continues behind the scenes on the project with decoration and the [[Hampton Loade Station Fund|Station Fund]] acquiring period GWR and BR(WR) furniture.<ref>Hampton Loade Station Facebook</ref>
==Points of interest==
File:Hampton Loade water pump 1.jpg | Water Pump
</gallery>
====Filming at Hampton Loade====
Hampton Loade was used as a flming filming location for the film [[The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain]] and the BBC TV drama [[The Incredible Robert Baldick]].
====Hampton Loade derailment====
On 28 September 2009, a [[Accidents|derailment]] occurred when the tender of [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]] hauling a down passenger train became derailed as it approached [[Hampton Loade]]. There were no injuries. The immediate cause of the accident was the leading right-hand wheel of the tender flange climbing over the rail at the site of a track twist. An incorrect spring had been fitted to this axle of the tender.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/derailment-on-severn-valley-railway Rail Accident Investigation Branch] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref>
==Hampton Loade history before preservation==
Although the village was also historically known as Hampton's Loade<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17612/17612-h/17612-h.htm Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway, by J. Randall 1863]</ref>, the station was originally called '''Hampton''', with that name appearing in the [[Timetable: Shrewsbury to Worcester 1862| opening timetable]]. However within a month it had adopted the name Hampton Loade which it has retained ever since<ref name = MarshallP101">[[Bibliography | Marshall (1989), p101]]</ref>.
Key dates in the history of Hampton Loade were:
*1862: Hampton Loade station opened with the rest of the Severn Valley Line on 1 February, with a single platform on the west side of the line and a short siding opposite. There was no facility for crossing trains.
*1882-1883: Approval was given for construction of the up platform and provision of the passing loop and an additional siding, controlled by a newly-installed signal box. The Board of Trade approved these works in June 1883<ref name = MarshallP101" />.
*1922: [[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (Kidderminster to Bridgnorth)|GWR staff records]] show the station had a staff of 3, comprising the stationmaster and two porter/signalmen.
*1930s: Hampton Loade was the site of a [[Arley Camp Coach|GWR camping coach]] pre-World War 2<ref name = MarshallP101" />.
*1963: Through passenger services ceased on 9 September, with through freight services ending at the end of November.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Traffic statistics|GWR Traffic statistics]] for Hampton Loade, selected years prior to 1939<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 54.</ref>
|-
! !! colspan="3" | Passenger Traffic !! colspan="2" | Freight Traffic !!
|-
! Year !! Tickets issued !! Parcels despatched !! Revenue (£) !! Tons received & despatched !! Revenue (£) !! Total revenue (£)
|-
|1903||style="text-align:right"|9,967||style="text-align:right"|2,691||style="text-align:right"|760||style="text-align:right"|1,488||style="text-align:right"|631||style="text-align:right"|1,391
|-
|1913||style="text-align:right"|10,350||style="text-align:right"|3,076||style="text-align:right"|579||style="text-align:right"|4,632||style="text-align:right"|1,270||style="text-align:right"|1,849
|-
|1923||style="text-align:right"|9,077||style="text-align:right"|3,117||style="text-align:right"|778||style="text-align:right"|900||style="text-align:right"|599||style="text-align:right"|1,377
|-
|1933||style="text-align:right"|4,704||style="text-align:right"|1,183||style="text-align:right"|350||style="text-align:right"|335||style="text-align:right"|147||style="text-align:right"|497
|-
|1938||style="text-align:right"|5,116||style="text-align:right"|659||style="text-align:right"|304||style="text-align:right"|555||style="text-align:right"|201||style="text-align:right"|505
|-
|}
==Historic maps of Hampton Loade Station==
*Early GWR plan showing the original single line and siding
*Later GWR plan showing the 1883 loop and second platform as amendments in red.
*1884 map (surveyed 1882) showing the single line and siding.
*1903 map showing the loop and second platform and repositioned siding
*1926 map showing little change over the previous twenty years.
<gallery>
File:GWRplanHamptonLoade early.jpg
File:GWRplanHamptonLoade.jpg
File:Hampton Load 1884 map.jpg | 1884
File:Hampton Loade 1903 map.jpg | 1903
File:Hampton Loade 1926 map.jpg | 1926
</gallery>
== Gallery ==
