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Coal was initially delivered via the River Severn or the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal]] (which passes under the SVR at [[Falling Sands Viaduct]]). A branch line from [[Stourport | Stourport station]] along the embankment was constructed in 1940 so that coal could be brought in directly by rail.<br>A portion of the coal for Stourport Power Station was one of the major consumers of coal came from [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway]], although with approximately 30% of the output of 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]].