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I think that for consistency the siding to serve Mr Griffith's sand fields at Buildwas should have a new page?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 23:01, 8 May 2023 (UTC) | I think that for consistency the siding to serve Mr Griffith's sand fields at Buildwas should have a new page?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 23:01, 8 May 2023 (UTC) | ||
:Done. Technically I think it was only indirectly connected to the Severn Valley Railway, as it appears you could only get onto the exchange sidings at either end via the Much Wenlock or Coalbrookdale lines. Anyway, it was within the station area and it was mentioned in John Marshall's history, so why not!--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:41, 9 May 2023 (UTC) | :Done. Technically I think it was only indirectly connected to the Severn Valley Railway, as it appears you could only get onto the exchange sidings at either end via the Much Wenlock or Coalbrookdale lines. Anyway, it was within the station area and it was mentioned in John Marshall's history, so why not!--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:41, 9 May 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | I have stumbled across [https://lightmoor.co.uk/BDLpdf_files/Private_Owner_Wagons_Index.pdf this list from Lightmoor publishing], which is a digest of private owners' wagons illustrated in books published since 1969. It includes locations, against which one might back engineer searches for additional private sidings. For example, a search for Stourport brings up an entry for J.W. Powell and references for Montague and Turton books which, presumably, have more information, there's no reference in the Wiki to Mason. I don't however have a library or any of these books, but if you have and would like to it might be an interesting rabbit hole to go down!--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 12:54, 30 September 2023 (UTC) | ||
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I think that for consistency the siding to serve Mr Griffith's sand fields at Buildwas should have a new page?--Patrick Hearn (talk) 23:01, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
- Done. Technically I think it was only indirectly connected to the Severn Valley Railway, as it appears you could only get onto the exchange sidings at either end via the Much Wenlock or Coalbrookdale lines. Anyway, it was within the station area and it was mentioned in John Marshall's history, so why not!--Robin (talk) 15:41, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
I have stumbled across this list from Lightmoor publishing, which is a digest of private owners' wagons illustrated in books published since 1969. It includes locations, against which one might back engineer searches for additional private sidings. For example, a search for Stourport brings up an entry for J.W. Powell and references for Montague and Turton books which, presumably, have more information, there's no reference in the Wiki to Mason. I don't however have a library or any of these books, but if you have and would like to it might be an interesting rabbit hole to go down!--Patrick Hearn (talk) 12:54, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
