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====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]].
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GWR 2426 20150307.jpg|GWR Toplight Full Third 2426 in March 2015
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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, with costs shared 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 provides a more suitable facility than does rolling stock. Volunteer work involved decoration and the [[Hampton Loade Station Fund|Station Fund]] acquiring period GWR and BR(WR) furniture.<ref>Hampton Loade Station Facebook</ref>
==Points of interest==
==== Goods Lock Up ====
A number of stations on the Severn Valley branch were provided with a Goods Lock Up, a small corrugated iron hut where parcels and other merchandise traffic could be securely stored while awaiting collection or delivery. Lock Ups were generally built to a standard GWR design, although with many detail differences. Lengths also varied, with 10ft, 14ft and 20ft being common.<ref>Posters and photographs on display at Eardington, April 2024</ref>
The Lock Up at Hampton Loade can still be seen on Platform 1. A similar lockup can also be seen at [[Arley]] where it serves as the station shop. The footprint of a third Lock Up can be seen next to the station building at [[Eardington]], although the structure itself was removed, probably in the late 1940s. All three examples are (or were) of the 20ft type.
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Hampton_Loade_Goods_Lock_Up_20160218.jpg|Hampton Loade Goods Lock Up
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====Diesel gala====
The station makes particular efforts to celebrate [[Diesel galas]]. Station running in signs are added in BR 1980s Regional Railways-style, station staff wear similar-era uniform, and posters are produced in a classic style.
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Hampton Loade station diesel gala poster September 2022.jpg | Station diesel gala poster from 2022, in 1962 style
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====Passenger Foot Ferry====
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HE_686_at_Hampton_Loade_1972.jpg | 686 as used for filming in 1972 (David Cooke)
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====Motorcycles====
[[Hampton Loade Station Fund]] holds each October an informal [[Vintage transport events#Other_classic_transport_events|Classic British Motorcycle event]].
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Classic Motorcycle Meet poster 2021.png | Classic Motorcycle Meet poster 2021
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== Links ==
*[http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=17 Sharpos-World photos at Hampton Loade, showing station buildings, signalbox etc.]
*[https://hamptonloadestation.org.uk/ Hampton Loade station website]