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HST turning back there in 2024 diesel gala
=== Use for galas from 2023 ===
By 2023 the ORR had given the SVR permission in principle to stop trains there during Galas. The Railway put in place the paperwork and procedures to enable this, as it had not been operational for many years, for the [[Autumn Steam Gala]].<ref>[https://news.railbusinessdaily.com/vulcan-joins-svr-gala-line-up-and-eardington-welcomes-first-arrivals-in-41-years/ Longhorn, Danny, ' 'Vulcan' joins SVR Gala line-up, and Eardington welcomes first arrivals in 41 years', Rail Business Daily, 21 July 2023] (Retrieved 25 July 2023)</ref> For safety reasons, only local trains not longer than the station platform may stop there, and not during hours of darkness.
On 17 May 2024, during the [[Diesel galas|diesel gala]], issues with visiting Class 43 power cars 43301 and 43303 caused a northbound HST working to be terminated at the station before returning to Highley. This was the first time an HST had stopped at Eardington, and the first time a train had turned back there in many years<ref>SVR News 226, Summer 2024, pp. 41 & 50</ref>.
==Eardington siding==
