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Alveley Sidings (North) ground frame

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Actual name of the ground frame as per the working instructions, additional info
A '''Alveley Sidings (North)''' ground frame was a two lever ground frame was located at the North north end of [[Alveley Sidings]], allowing access entry to the sidings for Up (southbound) trainsand exit from the sidings for Down (northbound) trains. Alveley Sidings (South) ground frame allowed similar movements at the south end of the sidings. It was  Both ground frames were locked by the [[Highley signal box|Highley]]-[[Hampton Loade signal box|Hampton Loade]] token. The sidings opened on 30 January 1939 and remained in use for coal traffic after the closure of the line between [[Bewdley]] and [[Shrewsbury]] in 1963, accessed from the Bewdley end. However, the mine became uneconomical to work and was closed in 1969, with the sidings and line north of Bewdley being closed at the same time, as no other source of traffic remained.
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