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The line through Stourport ran east-west, the goods yard being situated south of the line. In 1885, additional sidings were installed north of the line connecting to a newly built basin on the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal]]. Around this time the GWR also built two new interlocked [[List of signal boxes#List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames |signal boxes]] at each end of the station; these were named Stourport North and Stourport South, referring to the overall direction of travel rather than the geography of the station itself. From late 1887 the double line between the boxes was worked under [[Absolute Block | absolute block]] regulations.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Vanns (1998/2013)]] p. 77.</ref>
A level crossing was situated immediately to the west of the station. Construction of the [[Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway]] was authorised in 1896. The tramway ran along Minster Road, crossing the railway at Stourport via the level crossing at a skew angle. During the tramway's construction, the GWR took the opportunity to extend the passing loop beyond the level crossing at a cost of £349, of which the Tramway company reimbursed £202.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 90.</ref> . [[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (South of Bewdley)|GWR staff records for 1922]] show the station had a staff of 28.
Stourport station was officially renamed 'Stourport-on-Severn' in 1934, possibly to avoid confusion with nearby Stourbridge as there was no other Stourport station.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Marshall (1989)]] p. 89.</ref>
The extract from Ordnance Survey Map SO87, surveyed 1938 - 1949, published 1951, shows the branch line between Stourport Power Station (bottom) and Stourport Station (marked ‘Sta’). The line continues northwards towards Burlish Halt (top).
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|+ Early Station Masters at Stourport prior to 1939
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|Isaac Norris Hunt||18 April 1828 Clifton, Gloucestershire|| August 1863|| September 1866||Joined West Midland Railway August 1862. Later Station Master at Bridgnorth. Died 22 March 1899
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|John Bowen Mayers||4 January 1845 Pontypool, Monmouthshire|| November 1866|| January 1875||Formerly Station Master at Ironbridge. Later Station Master at Kidderminster. Retired 27 May 1905. Died 17 February 1919.
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|Samuel Partridge Hunt||20 October 1846 Droitwich, Worcestershire|| January 1875|| March 1877||Formerly Goods Clerk at Bridgnorth. Later Station Master at Kidderminster. Died 8 January 1926.
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|(George) James Simms||17 August 1851 Wantage, Berkshire|| March 1877|| January 1881||
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|John Bourne||20 July 1858 Droitwich, Worcestershire|| July 1882|| May 1906||Pensioned 23 May 1910. Died 26 November 1928.
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|John Fortey Wilding||12/9/1862 Newnham, Hampshire|| July 1906|| 1915?||Retired 1915?. Died 7 November 1933.
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|Martyn Pynor Morris||19/4/1859 Llandigwith, Cardiganshire|| 1915?|| ?||Died 8 August 1931.
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|Frederick Charles Buckingham||20 September 1876 Witney, Oxfordshire|| By 1924|| 1936?||Retired 1936? Died 8 June 1961.
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