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Coal was initially delivered via the River Severn or the [[Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal]] (which passes under the SVR at [[Falling Sands Viaduct]]). A branch line from [[Stourport | Stourport station]] along the embankment was constructed in 1940 so that coal could be brought in directly by rail.<br>
Stourport Power Station was one of the major consumers of coal from [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway]], although the majority of the coal came from Cannock Chase<ref>[[Tales_from_the_Severn_Valley#Coal_for_Stourport_Power_Station | Recollection of former NCB employee]]</ref>
The power station closed in 1984 and has since been demolished, with the area now mainly being a housing estate.
[[File:BritainFromAbove StourportPS 1948.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Stourport Power Station from the air in 1948. The exchange sidings are in the top left, with the coal drops in the middle of the image. Note the smoke stacks are painted in camouflage colours. Image from [http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw013590 Britain from Above]]]
== See also ==
[[Stourport]]<br>
[[Maps#Schematic_maps_of_the_pre-closure_SVR| Pre-1963 map]]
==References==
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== Links ==
[http://www.unlocking-stourports-past.co.uk/powerstation/powerstation.html Unlocking Stourport's Past (Power Station page)]<br>
