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There were a number of private sidings including H. Whitehouse's sidings at [[H. Whitehouse's Sand Siding|Kidderminster]] and [[Wilden Sand Siding|Wilden]], and those accessed via the Foley Park sidings.<br>
When [[Gravel Pit at Foley Park | Kellett's Gravel pit]] at Foley Park closed in 1904, the sale included 51 ballast wagons and a 5000 ton stockpile, suggesting that many thousands of tons of ballast had been carried on the SVR on its way to Frankley, Birmingham, in the two and a half years the pit was open.<ref>[https://postimg.cc/7GNzLSn8 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 18 July 1904]</ref>
==Crane trial at Kidderminster==
In 1925, a petrol-electric mobile 2 ton crane was trialled at Kidderminster. The trial was a success and it was decided to obtain similar cranes for use at other depots.<ref>Great Western Railway Magazine, May 1925</ref>
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==Examples of references to goods traffic==
