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'''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 to passengers 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'''.

A concrete arched bridge was built across The sidings were accessed via two ground frames, [[Alveley Sidings (North) ground frame|Alveley Sidings (North)]] and [[Alveley Sidings (South) ground frame|Alveley Sidings (South)]], which were unlocked by the river Severn between 1936 and 1937[[Highley signal box|Highley]]-[[Hampton Loade signal box|Hampton Loade]] token. Coal An intermediate token instrument was brought from provided in a cabin between the colliery two ground frames, with direct telephone lines to the sidings Highley Signal Box and collieryHampton Loade Booking Office, initially by a narrow gauge cableas well as the Worcester Exchange-worked tramway across the bridge, and later by an aerial ropeway above it.<ref name ="Marshall101">Bibilography#Books | Marshall (1989)[[Bridgnorth signal box]] pomnibus line. 101The intermediate instrument allowed trains to be locked in so that other traffic could pass on the main line whilst shunting took place in the sidings.</ref>

The layout on the GWR side consisted of a front loop line, with a capacity of 50 wagons, and a number of other sidings and headshunts. Two connections to the private sidings were accessed via two ground framesprovided, [[Alveley North ground frame|Alveley North]] and [[Alveley one at the South ground frame|Alveley South]]end leading to the empty wagon sidings, which held 40 wagons, and another at the North end leading to the loaded wagon sidings, holding 36 wagons. The two rakes of private sidings were unlocked by connected internally via the coal screens (opened in 1939), the large buildings visible in the [[Highley signal boxSellick Collection|HighleySellick]]-[[Hampton Loade signal box|Hampton Loade]] token. An intermediate token instrument photograph, where coal was provided in a cabin between loaded into the two ground frames, with direct telephone lines wagons. GWR locomotives were used to Highley Signal Box set down and Hampton Loade Booking Officepick up wagons on these sidings, as well as the Worcester Exchange-Bridgnorth Signal Box omnibus line. The intermediate instrument but were otherwise not allowed trains to be locked in so that other traffic could pass on the main line whilst shunting took place in the private sidings.

The layout on GWR locomotives which operated coal trains from the sidings were subject to the Severn Valley Branch's [[GWR side consisted of a front loop line, with a capacity of 50 wagons, Power and a number of other sidings Weight Classification#GWR route classification colours|'dotted blue' route]] classification between Bewdley and headshunts[[Ironbridge]]. Two connections to the private sidings Heavier [[GWR Power and Weight Classification#GWR route classification colours|'Red' locomotives]] were providedbanned, although on at least one at occasion the South end leading to running department accidentally allocated a [[Tales from the empty wagon sidings, Severn Valley#The overweight locomotive| GWR 5600 class locomotive which held 40 wagons, and another at the North end leading to reached the loaded wagon sidings, holding 36 wagons. The two rakes of private sidings were connected internally via the coal screens, the large buildings visible in the Sellick photograph, where coal was loaded into before the wagons. GWR locomotives were used to set down and pick up wagons on these sidings, but were otherwise footplate crew realise that it should not allowed in the private sidingshave been there]].

The sidings were acquired by the SVR as part of the southern section of the line to [[Foley Park]] which was purchased from BR in December 1972, subject to Light Railway Orders being granted. In November 1973 the sidings was one of the locations used in the television series [[Carrie's War]], with the evacuees' train filmed making several run pasts there. The LRO allowing passenger services between Hampton Loade and Bewdley was eventually granted in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1974 |March 1974]], with the line opened from Hampton Loade to Highley on Easter weekend, 13 April. 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 sidings were deemed unsuitable for the storage of SVR stock due to the remoteness of the location and the resultant risk of vandalism.<ref name ="Marshall101" /> They were therefore eventually dismantled, with much of the rail and point-work later being re-used elsewhere on the line.

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* A series of photos of the SVR, including six at Alveley Sidings, Alan Thwaites, 1974. [http://www.hatspics.co.uk/svr/svr_1974type_years_photos.php ?type=SVR&year=1974 Link].

*[[Alveley Miners Halt level crossing]]*[[Maps#Schematic maps of the pre-closure SVR | Pre-1963 map]]*[[List of signal boxes#List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames | List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames]]