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Goods traffic on the SVR

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This article is an attempt to piece together information During its 101 year history the Severn Valley branch was never financially successful.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Oppitz (2004)]] p.106.</ref> [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Traffic statistics| GWR Traffic statistics]] for stations on the quantity branch show that between 1903 and variety 1923, passengers only accounted for around 20% of the total revenue, with around 80% of goods carried on the SVR during GWR revenue arising from freight traffic. After that time passenger numbers declined, and BR daysby 1938 revenue from passenger traffic accounted for little more than 10% of the total, with freight traffic nearing 90%.
November 10 1888Freight traffic therefore played a major role in the history of the branch. It included coal traffic from the [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway]], 6:30pm goods train traffic to and from Tenbury due the industries of the Ironbridge Gorge, and other goods traffic, mainly agricultural. This article is an attempt to piece together information on the quantity and variety of goods carried on the SVR during that time. ==Colliery traffic==There were [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway]] with sidings at Bewdley [[Highley]] (1880s-1939), [[Kinlet and Billingsley Sidings signal box|Kinlet and Billingsley]] (1895-1937), and [[Alveley Sidings|Alveley]] (1939-1969).  After the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal#Stourport station canal basin and interchange sidings| Stourport station canal basin and interchange sidings]] opened in the 1880s, coal was moved by rail from Highley to the canal basin and from there to the nearby ironworks at 8:32 consisted of 25 loaded Wilden and three Stourvale via the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal]].<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Langford (1974)]] p. 174.</ref><ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Vanns (2017)]] p. 29.</ref> A branch line from [[Stourport|Stourport Station]] to the [[Stourport Power Station|power station]] opened in 1940; thereafter coal could be brought in by rail. During the 1950s a daily morning train would work empty wagons plus a brake van from Stourport Power Station to [[Alveley Sidings]] and return fully loaded, with two guardsanother round trip in the afternoon. The normal motive power at the time was GWR 6382 or another ex-GWR 43xx Mogul.<refname=Barfield1981>[https:[Bibliography#Books|Barfield (1981)]] p. 52.<//postimgref>  ==Daily goods train==A daily goods train would work in each direction on the Severn Valley branch.<ref group="note">A similar 'Tenbury Goods' worked on the Tenbury branch.cc</v4MqnVKj Worcestershire Chronicle ref> Tony Barfield, a fireman at Kidderminster in the mid-1950s, described the northbound operation thus: ''The Salop Goods was a daily through goods train from [[Hartlebury]] to [[Shrewsbury]], calling at the stations and goods yards along the branch, picking up and putting off odd wagons, re- Saturday 15 December 1888arranging coal wagons and cattle trucks at small yards such as [[Arley]] or [[Hampton Loade]], sometimes doing considerable shunting at [[Bewdley]] or [[Bridgnorth]]. Loads would vary from day to day. A hard struggle to Bridgnorth with a mixed train of coal, cattle trucks, pit props, fruit vans, might be compensated by a non-stop run back with perhaps only half a dozen empties. The Salop Goods was usually worked by tender locomotives except at boiler washouts or repairs when a 41xx class 2-6-2 deputised. Moguls such as 6382, 5355, 6314, 6388 all worked at times but generally the train was worked by Collett 0-6-0 no 2207.''<ref name=Barfield1981/ref>
Invitation to tender for construction The [[Timetable: Severn Valley Line 1948 | BR(W) 1948 working timetable]] gives an example of this working, which began with a canal basin 9.30am departure from Hartlebury and goods warehouse ended at Stourport, July 8 1884[[Coton Hill Yard | Shrewsbury Coton Hill yard]] at 6.58pm.<ref> The stop at [https://postimg[Cressage]] has a note in the timetable 'To deal with Cattle traffic and perform S.T.cc/SYGzjwfc Herapathwork only's Railway Journal - Saturday 12 July 1884, the S.T. referring to the [[Station Truck]]</ref>forming part of the train.
New siding==Examples of references to goods traffic== November 10 1888, lines &c. to be built 6:30pm goods train from Tenbury due at Bewdley, Cressage, Highley at 8:32 consisted of 25 loaded and Hartlebury in 1870three empty wagons plus a brake van with two guards.<ref>[https://postimg.cc/p9gjSQd5 Herapath's Railway Journal v4MqnVKj Worcestershire Chronicle - Saturday 05 March 187015 December 1888]</ref>
"The timber obtained from <nowiki>[the Wyre Forest]</nowiki> is used for the most part in collieries in South Staffordshire".<ref>[https://postimg.cc/18KMffSF Worcester Journal - Saturday 31 May 1884]</ref>
"The general waiting room <nowiki>[at Bewdley in 1901]</nowiki> was usually crowded with luggage and parcels..."<ref>[https://postimg.cc/TKWyg2w7 Worcestershire Chronicle - Saturday 01 December 1900]</ref>
 
 
 
 
==See also==
*[[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway]]
*[[Station Truck]]
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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