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Access to the sidings from Kidderminster was by means of a ground frame. See [[Ground Frames at Foley Park]]. | Access to the sidings from Kidderminster was by means of a ground frame. See [[Ground Frames at Foley Park]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:00, 20 January 2016
A set of sidings, located 1 mile 179 yards from Kidderminster Junction, serving the British Sugar Corporation and Smethwick Drop Forgings, built in 1925. They were located near Foley Park Halt, which was moved from the South side of the line to the North when the sidings opened. The sidings remained in use after the closure of the Kidderminster-Bewdley line on 6 January 1970, finally closing on 25 October 1982.
During the sugar beet season, which normally ran from mid-September to mid-January, up to four trains per day would arrive at Kidderminster. Shunting from Kidderminster to the Foley Park factory required a shunting engine to be available 24 hours per day[1].
Access to the sidings from Kidderminster was by means of a ground frame. See Ground Frames at Foley Park.
As of January 2016[update], the Wagon Review Group are considering the site for a potential new wagon storage facility, providing covered accommodation for the SVR's fleet of wagons.
Photographs
- A DMU at Foley Park Halt. Comments on the link point out that the lack of traffic is likely due to sugar beet being a seasonal crop.
References
- "Severn Valley Railway". Railways in Worcestershire article. Link. Accessed 09/01/2015.
- "Severn Valley Railway". Railways in Worcestershire article. Link. Accessed 09/01/2015.
