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Guiseley Silica is listed in the RCH 1938 Handbook of Stations as having a private siding at Kidderminster.<br>
There is no information on the exact location or the nature of their business, however the name, and the fact that they operated two narrow gauge locomotives which were replaced by dump trucks by 1967<ref>[http://www.miac.org.uk/guiseley.html Guiseley Silica Co. Ltd on the Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle web site]</ref> would suggest that they were involved in sand extraction from one of the many sand pits in the area.
==See also==
[[Private sidings connected to the Severn Valley Railway]]<br>
==References==
<references/>
Railway Clearing House ''Handbook of Stations including Junctions, sidings, Collieriies, Works &C.'' 1938
==Links==
[https://maps.nls.uk/view/120898792 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map of Kidderminster north on the National Library of Scotland web site]<br>
[https://maps.nls.uk/view/120899236 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map of Kidderminster south on the National Library of Scotland web site]
There is no information on the exact location or the nature of their business, however the name, and the fact that they operated two narrow gauge locomotives which were replaced by dump trucks by 1967<ref>[http://www.miac.org.uk/guiseley.html Guiseley Silica Co. Ltd on the Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle web site]</ref> would suggest that they were involved in sand extraction from one of the many sand pits in the area.
==See also==
[[Private sidings connected to the Severn Valley Railway]]<br>
==References==
<references/>
Railway Clearing House ''Handbook of Stations including Junctions, sidings, Collieriies, Works &C.'' 1938
==Links==
[https://maps.nls.uk/view/120898792 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map of Kidderminster north on the National Library of Scotland web site]<br>
[https://maps.nls.uk/view/120899236 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map of Kidderminster south on the National Library of Scotland web site]
