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The siding is regularly used for storing Permanent Way rolling stock.
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File:Seacows_20170317.jpg|Ballast wagons in Eardington siding
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At opening in 1970, the timetable allowed a 5 minute stop southbound at Eardington for locomotive watering; passengers frequently took the opportunity to photograph the locomotive or buy pop and sweets which were sold at the station. Once watering facilities were installed at Bridgnorth, this was reduced to one minute, effectively ending this practice.
Unused for some years and heavily perforated, it was removed on 22 April 2021using the [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane]].<gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">Eardington Lift Chris Bond.jpg|The tank is removed in April 2021 (Chris Bond)</gallery>
===Lamps===
*1884 map showing the position of the station in relation to the river and iron works. Unfortunately, the station lies across the join between two maps and the track detail is not very clear.
*1903 map on which the loop and headshunt can be seen more clearly. By this date, the iron works was disused.
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File:GWRplanEardington.jpg | GWR plan
File:Eardington1884map.jpg | 1884
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== Gallery ==
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File:1997-7219_RJS_SV_55.jpg|Ex-GWR Pannier 3788 calls at Eardington in November 1960 ([[Sellick Collection]])
File:Eardington-DMU-1962-09-16.jpg|A BR DMU at Eardington in September 1962 ([[Sellick Collection]])
