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During the early years ==The station==The station house is built of SVR operation (early 1970s) Hampton Loade formed the southern terminusyellow brick. Evidence Unlike some of the other station houses including Highley and Arley, this remains in was not upgraded during the form GWR era by the extension of the presence waiting room and provision of the down starting signal on platform 2, which is normally only used for up trainsan extra bedroom.
During periods of lighter traffic, when [[==Hampton Loade signal box]] is switched out, all trains use platform 1, adjacent to the station house. In late 2014 history before preservation==Although the railway announced that village was also historically known as the station house had become vacant, plans were under way for it to be converted into SVR volunteersHampton' accommodation.s Loade<ref>SVR(H) notice board issue NBI-H-194 "October-December 2014 Round Up", published on [http://www.svrlivegutenberg.comorg/files/17612/17612-h/ SVRLive17612-h.htm Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway, by J. Randall 1863].</ref> However, this is still subject to final agreements and costings between SVR Holdings PLC and the station was called Hampton at opening, but within a month had adopted the name Hampton Loade which it has retained ever since<ref name = MarshallP101">[[Bibliography | Marshall (1989), p101]]</ref>.<br>Key dates in the history of Hampton Loade were:*1862: Hampton Loade Station Fundstation opened with the rest of the Severn Valley Line on 1 February, with a single platform on the west side of the line and as such should not be considered a 'done deal' just yetshort siding opposite. There was no facility for crossing trains. *1882-1883: Approval was given for construction of the up platform and provision of the passing loop and an additional siding, controlled by a newly-installed signal box. The Board of Trade approved these works in June 1883<refname = MarshallP101" />.*1930s: Hampton Loade Station Fund Committee minutes was the site of meeting 22/02/15 (not available online)a [[Arley Camp Coach|GWR camping coach]] pre-World War 2<ref name = MarshallP101" /ref>.*1963: Through passenger services ceased on 9 September, with through freight services ending at the end of November.
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[[File:Hampton Loade SVR Station - geograph.org.uk - 661343Hampton_Loade_20170408.jpg|Hampton Loade|thumb|200px300px|right|Hampton Loade station]][[File:Hampton-Loade-Pannier-1962-09-29.jpg|thumb|200px300px|right|An unidentified pannier on a Northbound service in September 1962 ([[Sellick Collection]])]]{| class="wikitable"|+Next stations|-! Up (towards [[Kidderminster]]) !! Down (towards [[Bridgnorth]])|-| [[Highley]] (2 miles)<br>via [[Country Park Halt]]|| [[Bridgnorth]] (4½ miles)<br>via [[Eardington]] (disused)|- |}
Hampton Loade station has two platforms and is a minor country station located between [[Hampton Loade signal box|signal box]], allowing trains travelling in opposite directions to pass. The next stations in the Up direction towards [[Kidderminster]] are [[Country Park HaltBridgnorth]] and then [[Highley]], and the next station in located close to the Down direction is [[BridgnorthRiver Severn]]. On opening, where the line terminatesstation had only a single platform and a siding, with a second platform and signal box being added in 1880s.
{| class="wikitable"|+ [[The crossing loop at Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Traffic statistics|GWR Traffic statistics]] for Hampton Loade is the shortest on the railway, only able selected years prior to hold a loco and 8 full1939<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 54.</ref>|-! !! colspan="3" | Passenger Traffic !! colspan="2" | Freight Traffic !! |-! Year !! Tickets issued !! Parcels despatched !! Revenue (£) !! Tons received & despatched !! Revenue (£) !! Total revenue (£)|-|1903||style="text-align:right"|9,967||style="text-align:right"|2,691||style="text-align:right"|760||style="text-align:right"|1,488||style="text-align:right"|631||style="text-align:right"|1,391|-|1913||style="text-align:right"|10,350||style="text-align:right"|3,076||style="text-align:right"|579||style="text-align:right"|4,632||style="text-align:right"|1,270||style="text-length coaches.align:right"|1,849|-|1923||style="text-align:right"|9,077||style="text-align:right"|3,117||style="text-align:right"|778||style="text-align:right"|900||style="text-align:right"|599||style="text-align:right"|1,377|-|1933||style="text-align:right"|4,704||style="text-align:right"|1,183||style="text-align:right"|350||style="text-align:right"|335||style="text-align:right"|147||style="text-align:right"|497|-|1938||style="text-align:right"|5,116||style="text-align:right"|659||style="text-align:right"|304||style="text-align:right"|555||style="text-align:right"|201||style="text-align:right"|505|-|}
==Hampton Loade in preservation==During the early years of SVR operation (1970 to 1974) Hampton Loade formed the southern terminus. Trains were until 1973 operated as 'one engine in steam' before signalling became operative.<ref>[http://www.svrsig.org.uk/svr/Frame7.htm SVR S&T website] (Retrieved 10 February 2019)</ref> Evidence of its terminus function remains in the form of the presence of the down starting signal on platform 2, which is normally only used for up trains. Following the base for [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust2007 Storm Damage]] who are restoring the station again acted as the limit of trains from Bridnorth for a short period in 2008. It was later the terminus of [[Barry Railway Carriage 163Eardington#The_Eardington_Explorer|The Eardington Explorer]]trains.
Hampton Loade station has two platforms and a [[Hampton Loade signal box|signal box]], allowing trains travelling in opposite directions to pass. In addition there is a south facing siding with a bay goods platform adjacent to platform 2. 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. In normal operation Down trains (to Bridgnorth) use platform 1, adjacent to the station house, while Up trains (to Kiddrminster) use 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.
During periods of lighter traffic, when [[Hampton Loade signal box]] is switched out, all trains use platform 1 with movements controlled by the signal boxes at [[Highley signal box|Highley]] and [[Bridgnorth signal box|Bridgnorth]] using long section tokens under [[Single line working using tokens|ETT regulations]].
===Facilities===
The station has a small kiosk serving snacks and hot and cold drinks. The [[Hampton Loade Station Fund Shop]] and the [[The Barry Railway Carriage Trust Sales Van | Barry Railway Carriage Trust sales van]] are both situated in the bay platform. There is a small picnic area next to the station.
Although the station has a very small car park, road access to the station is limited and SVR visitors are advised not to travel to Hampton Loade station by car.
===Volunteer accommodation===
[[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==
*Early GWR plan showing the original single line and siding
*Later GWR plan showing the 1883 loop and second platform as amendments in red.
*1884 map (surveyed 1882) showing the single line and siding.
*1903 map showing the loop and second platform and repositioned siding
*1926 map showing little change over the previous twenty years.
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File:GWRplanHamptonLoade early.jpg
File:GWRplanHamptonLoade.jpg
File:Hampton Load 1884 map.jpg | 1884
File:Hampton Loade 1903 map.jpg | 1903
File:Hampton Loade 1926 map.jpg | 1926
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==Points of interest==
====Passenger Foot Ferry====
The station and the nearby Unicorn Inn are actually situated in the hamlet of Hampton. The village of Hampton Loade is on the other bank of the river (Loade comes from the Saxon word 'lode' meaning ford). There is now no ford or bridge, but in modern times a passenger foot ferry operated in summer months. However The ferry was a 'reaction ferry', tethered to a pulley block on an overhead cable suspended across the river and propelled by angling the ferry against the river current. The last ferry in use (pictured) was built in 2004, replacing the previous ferry which had been in use for 38 years. It closed after the [[2007 Floods]] and was put up for sale by the owner.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Loade_Ferry Wikipedia]</ref>. The SVR turned down an offer to acquire the ferry as they did not feel the Railway was the right body to operate it.<ref>SVR News 166, Summer 2009</ref> It was eventually reopened in April 2009,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/8020060.stm BBC News]</ref> but has not operated since 2013, and it is not currently known if or when it will return to operation (March 2015).
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File:Ferry_20090525.jpg | Hampton Loade ferry(May 2009)
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====Paddock Garden Railway====
The [[Paddock Garden Railway]], a 32mm gauge miniature model railway, is situated adjacent to the station. This may be open on Sundays and operates every Sunday when the SVR trains are in operation, every Bank HolidaysHoliday Monday and other days when certain special events are taking place.
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File:Garden_Railway_20090504.jpg | The Paddock Garden Railway
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====Barry Railway Carriage 163 ====
Hampton Loade is the base for [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] who are restoring [[Barry Railway Carriage 163]].
====Water Pump====
A water pump next to the station building was the sole source of drinking water until the station was connected to the mains in the 1930s. It is hand powered and mounted over a well, approximately 100' deep, and pumped water in to a tank in the roof of the Gent's toilets.
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File:Hampton Loade water pump 1.jpg | Water Pump
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====Filming at Hampton Loade====
Hampton Loade was used as a flming location for the film [[The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain]] and the BBC TV drama [[The Incredible Robert Baldick]].
====Hampton Loade derailment====
On 28 September 2009, a [[Accidents|derailment]] occurred when the tender of [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]] hauling a down passenger train became derailed as it approached [[Hampton Loade]]. There were no injuries. The immediate cause of the accident was the leading right-hand wheel of the tender flange climbing over the rail at the site of a track twist. An incorrect spring had been fitted to this axle of the tender.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/derailment-on-severn-valley-railway Rail Accident Investigation Branch] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref>
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== See Also also ==*[[List of stations]]*[[Accidents]]*[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]*[[Shropshire Historic Environment Record]]
== Links ==
[http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=17 Sharpos-World photos at Hampton Loade, showing station buildings, signalbox etc.]
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