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Foley Park Halt was located between {| class="wikitable"|+Next stations pre-closure|-! Towards [[Kidderminster]] and !! Towards [[BewdleyShrewsbury]]|-| [[Kidderminster]], opened on 02/01/1905 and closed on 06/01/1970. It was originally located on the South side of the line, but was relocated to the North side when || [[Foley Park sidingsBewdley]] were opened in 1925. The halt had a 'pagoda' similar to the one installed at <br> via [[Northwood Rifle Range Halt]] in 2006.(to 1920)|- |}
==Foley Park Halt==[[File: Foley_Park_OS.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Extract from 1951 OS Map showing Foley Park Halt]]Foley Park Halt was located between [[Kidderminster]] and [[Bewdley]] and opened on 2 January 1905. It was located next to [[Stourport Road Bridge]]; originally situated on the South side of the line but later moved to the North side when [[Foley Park sidings]] were opened in 1925. The extract from Ordnance Survey Map SO87, surveyed 1938 - 1949, published 1951, shows the later location. The halt was initially served by a [[GWR Steam Railmotor | steam railmotor]] service which began the same day, lasting until 1918.  The halt closed on 6 January 1970 when passenger services ceased between Bewdley and Kidderminster. Little or no trace of the halts remain halt is visible today. ==Historic maps of Foley Park Halt==*Original GWR plan showing the halt to the north of the line. <gallery>File:GWRplanFoleyPark.jpg | GWR plan of Foley Park Halt</gallery>
== Photographs ==
* [http://www.rcts.org.uk/features/mysteryphotos/show.htm?page=1&serial=20&img=Y-72-19 A DMU at Foley Park Halt.]
== See Also also ==
[[List of stations]]
* "British Sugar Corporation Ltd, Foley Park, Kidderminster". Railways in Worcestershire article. [http://www.miac.org.uk/sugar.html Link]. Accessed 09/01/2015.
* "Severn Valley Railway". Railways in Worcestershire article. [http://www.miac.org.uk/severnvalleyline.html Link]. Accessed 09/01/2015.
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