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Signalling explanation (from Will Salt)
Hampton Loade station has two platforms and a [[Hampton Loade signal box|signal box]], allowing trains travelling in opposite directions to pass. However the crossing loop is the shortest on the railway, only able to hold a loco and 8 full-length coaches, with special arrangements to allow longer trains to pass. During periods of lighter traffic, when [[Hampton Loade signal box]] is switched out, all trains use platform 1, adjacent to the station house. In addition there is a south facing bay goods platform adjacent to platform 2.
There are signals for Down trains (to Bridgnorth) to depart from either platform. However there are only signals for Down trains to arrive in the Down platform 1. In addition, there is no Facing Point Lock on the siding point, so that has to be manually "clipped" before a Bridgnorth train can use the Up platform 2. Similarly, you can only clear the signal to route an Up (Kidderminster) train through the Down platform 1 by switching the box out, and there is no Up starting signal on the Down line in Platform 1.
===Facilities===
[[GWR 2426 Toplight Full Third]] was stabled at Hampton Loade from 1988 for SVR volunteers' accommodation. 2426 continued in use until mid-2016 and was succeeded by [[GWR 55 Riding/Dormitory Van|GWR Riding Van 55]].
In late 2014 the railway announced that the station house had become vacant, and plans were in hand for it to be converted into SVR volunteers' accommodation and mess room, subject to final agreements and costings between [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]] and [[Hampton Loade Station Fund]].<ref>SVR(H) notice board issue NBI-H-194 "October-December 2014 Round Up", published on [https://www.svrlive.com/ SVRLive]</ref> This would provide a more suitable facility than does rolling stock. {{As of|2019}} volunteer work continues behind the scenes on the project with decoration and the [[Hampton Loade Station Fund|Station Fund]] acquiring period GWR and BR(WR) furniture.<ref>Hampton Loade Station Facebook</ref>
==Historic maps of Hampton Loade Station==
