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[[File:Alveley_Sidings-1959-10-07.jpeg|thumb|200px300px|right|6388 passes large numbers of coal wagons at Alveley Sidings in October 1959 ([[Sellick Collection]])]]

'''Alveley Sidings ''' were located between [[Highley]] and [[Hampton Loade]], and opened on 30 January 1939 to serve [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway#Alveley Colliery | Alveley Colliery]], which was located across the river. [[Alveley Miners Halt level crossing | Alveley Halt]], which was located at the south (Highley) end of the sidings, was used by miners travelling to the colliery by railway. The sidings were kept remained in use beyond for coal traffic after the closure of the line between [[Bewdley]] and [[Shrewsbury]] in 1963, accessed from Bewdley. However, the mine became uneconomical to work and was closed in 1969, with the sidings and line North north of Bewdley being closed at the same time, as no other source of traffic remained.  The area at the north (Hampton Loade) end of the sidings were adjacent is usually referred to a [[on the Railway as '''Alveley Miners Halt level crossing | halt]] used by miners travelling to the colliery by railwayWoods'''.

==Preservation==The sidings were accessed via two ground frames, acquired by the SVR as part of the southern section of the line to [[Alveley North ground frame|Alveley North]] and [[Alveley South ground frame|Alveley SouthFoley Park]]which was purchased from BR in December 1972, which were unlocked by subject to Light Railway Orders being granted. In November 1973 the sidings was one of the locations used in the television series [[Highley signal box|HighleyCarrie's War]]-[[Hampton Loade signal box|Hampton Loade]] token. An intermediate token instrument was provided in a cabin between the two ground frames, with direct telephone lines to Highley Signal Box and Hampton Loade Booking Office, as well as the Worcester Exchange-Bridgnorth Signal Box omnibus lineevacuees' train filmed making several run pasts there. The intermediate instrument to allow trains to be locked LRO allowing passenger services between Hampton Loade and Bewdley was eventually granted in so that other traffic could pass on the main line whilst the sidings were being shuntedMay 1974.

A number of scenes featuring static rolling stock were also filmed at the sidings for the television series [[Survivors]], Season 3 episode 3 ‘Law of the Jungle’ (first broadcast 30 March 1977). The layout on sidings were deemed unsuitable for the GWR side consisted storage of a front loop line, with a capacity SVR stock due to the remoteness of 50 wagons, the location and a number the resultant risk of other sidings and headshuntsvandalism. Two connections to the private sidings <ref name ="Marshall101" /> They were providedtherefore eventually dismantled, one at with much of the South end leading to rail and point-work later being re-used elsewhere on the empty wagon sidingsline.  In 1996, which held 40 wagons, and another at the North end leading to [[Country Park Halt]] was opened on the loaded wagon sidings, holding 36 wagonssite. The two rakes of private sidings were connected internally via river bridge linking the main country park on the east bank with the Halt on the coal screens, where coal SVR was loaded into the wagonsreplaced in 2006.<ref>[https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/7072/highley-alveley-footbridge-shropshire News article on www.transportxtra.com]</ref> It is also used by [[National Cycle Route 45]]. GWR locomotives  Following [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2020-2029#2020|extensive flooding in February 2020]] land movements were used observed in Alveley Woods. {{As of|2020|6}} a drainage scheme is planned, to set down reduce the amount of water reaching the slip plane and pick up wagons on these sidingstake a degree of pressure off the embankment. A second phase will include a mixture of soil nailing and partial replacement of the embankment material and is likely to take place during 2021.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljun20 Branch Lines, but were otherwise not allowed June 2020] (Retrieved 26 June 2020)</ref> {{As of|2020|08}} a 5 mph temporary speed restriction is in force in the private sidingsaffected area.

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