Difference between revisions of "Private sidings connected to the Severn Valley Railway"

Revision as of 16:31, 7 July 2021

As well as the collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway, a number of other businesses had direct rail connections.

• J. P. Harvey's Corn Mill at Kidderminster
  • J.H.Smith (Accessed via J.P.Harvey's Corn Mill)
  • Summerfield Siding (Accessed via J.P.Harvey's Corn Mill)
• Guiseley Silica's siding at Kidderminster
  • General Refractories (Accessed via the Guiseley Silica sidings)
• Wagon Repairs Limited Sidings
• H. Whitehouse's Sand Siding at Kidderminster
• Gravel Pit at Foley Park
• Beet Sugar Factory at Foley park
  • Smethwick Drop Forgings Ltd. (Accessed via the British Sugar Corporation sidings)
  • Colprovia Ltd. (Accessed via the British Sugar Corporation sidings)
  • Thomas Vale & Sons (Accessed via the British Sugar Corporation sidings)
• Leapgate Oil Depot
• Wilden Sand Siding
• Stourport Power Station
• Steatite & Porcelain Products Ltd at Burlish
• National Cold Stores at Stourport
• Temporary siding for construction of the Elan Valley Aqueduct (1899-1906)
• Stone quarry siding opposite Highley Station (1880-1881)
• Knowlesands Brick Works
• Coalport Brick & Tile Works Siding
• Maw & Co Tile Works at Broseley
• Jackfield Brick & Tile Works
• Ironbridge power station
• Bowers Yard Lime Kilns Siding
• Sand Pit siding at Buildwas

An 1897 photo from the GRC&WGloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company shows a wagon built for E.B.Mason marked with "Return to Sand Quarries, Stourport". The location of the sand quarry and its associated siding are not known.

See also

• Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway
• Businesses located at SVR stations
• List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames
• Pre-1963 Map