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[[File:Eardington SVR Station - geograph.org.uk - 682362.jpg|thumb|200px300px|right| Eardington Halt (Wikimedia Commons)]]

Eardington is a disused station, located mid-way between [[Bridgnorth]] and [[Hampton Loade]] at milepost 147&frac34;. In the earliest days of the SVR, when those two stations Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade formed the limit of operations, it Eardington was used as an intermediate stopping point and watering place and became known was sometimes referred to as Eardington Halt (it was never deemed a Halt during GWR/BR days). During the period of Sir Gerald Nabarro's chairmanship it was closed in connection with the possible rebuilding of Eardington as the northern terminus on the line. It later re-opened in March 1981, but last appeared in the timetable as a request stop in 1982<ref name = "Marshall103">The Severn Valley Railway, John Marshall (1989) p103</ref>, after which it was removed from regular use due to the steep gradient, short platform, and low passenger numbers<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardington_Halt_railway_station Wikipedia]</ref>. The halt has since been cosmetically restored by the Friends of Eardington Station, and is occasionally opened to visitors on gala days. The southern end of the platform was cut back after it collapsed, however the Friends held a fundraising appeal to replace the missing part;<ref>SVRA Working Members Newsletter November 2014</ref> it was reported on 27 October 2016 that sufficient funds had been raised to purchase the required replacement GWR bricks.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Eardingtonstn/status/791730973977219072 Eardington Station Twitter Feed], retrieved 01 Nov 2016</ref>

A dead-end siding is situated at Eardington, usually used for storing Permanent Way rolling stock, accessed by a two-lever During the period of [[Eardington ground frame | ground frameSir Gerald Nabarro]] at 's chairmanship it was closed in connection with the possible rebuilding of Eardington as the northern terminus on the south endline. This is released by the [[Highley signal box|Highley]]It later re-[[Bridgnorth signal box|Bridgnorth]] long section tokenopened in March 1981, and was commissioned but last appeared in the timetable as a request stop in 19761982,<refname = "Marshall103">[http://svrsig.co.uk/svr/Frame8.htm The Severn Valley Railway S&T Department , John Marshall (unofficial1989) website.]p103</ref>. The siding had been removed by BR in 1964 after closure of the line, but which it was reinstated in the early days of the SVR. In 1973 under Sir Gerald Nabarro's chairmanship, the siding was converted by contractors removed from regular use due to a run-round loop at the then not insignificant cost of £8steep gradient,000. This was seen as part of the plan to abandon Bridgnorth, which led to much unrest on the SVR at the time. In fact the connection at the north end would have been too tight for most locomotivesshort platform, and was soon removedlow passenger numbers<ref>Marshall, p180[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardington_Halt_railway_station Wikipedia]</ref>.

The halt has since been cosmetically restored by the Friends of Eardington Station, and is occasionally opened to visitors on gala days. The southern end of the platform was cut back after it collapsed, however the Friends held a fundraising appeal to replace the missing part;<ref>SVRA Working Members Newsletter November 2014</ref> it was reported on 27 October 2016 that sufficient funds had been raised to purchase the required replacement GWR bricks.<ref>[httphttps://wwwtwitter.com/Eardingtonstn/status/791730973977219072 Eardington Station Twitter Feed], retrieved 01 Nov 2016</ref> ==Eardington siding==A dead-end siding is situated at Eardington accessed by a two-lever [[Eardington ground frame | ground frame]] at the south end.sharposThis is released by the [[Highley signal box|Highley]]-world[[Bridgnorth signal box|Bridgnorth]] long section token, and was commissioned in 1976<ref>[http://svrsig.co.uk/cpgsvr/Frame8.htm Severn Valley Railway S&T Department (unofficial) website.]</thumbnailsref>. The siding had been removed by BR in 1964 after closure of the line, but was reinstated in the early days of the SVR. In 1973 under Sir Gerald Nabarro's chairmanship, the siding was converted by contractors to a run-round loop at the then not insignificant cost of £8,000.php?album=300 Photos This was seen as part of the plan to abandon Bridgnorth, which led to much unrest on the SVR at the time. In fact the connection at the north end would have been too tight for most locomotives, and was soon removed<ref>Marshall, p180.</ref>. The siding is regularly used for storing Permanent Way rolling stock.<gallery>File:Seacows_20170317.jpg|Ballast wagons in Eardington, showing station building & yard area]siding</gallery>

 On April 17th 2015 and April 22nd 2016, the [[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust|82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]] ran a special fundraising train, the [[The Eardington Explorer|Eardington Explorer]]<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3298 SVR-Online forum]</ref>. This ran between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, calling specially at Eardington. This was the first time that a stop had been timetabled at Eardington for several years. The Fund ran a secons 'Eardington Explorer' on April 22nd 2016.

 * [[List of stations]]

<references ==Links==*[http:/>/www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=300 Sharpo's World photos at Eardington, showing station building & yard area]