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[[File:1997-7219 RJS SV 13.jpg|thumb|200px|right| Alveley Halt in 1963, facing Highley ([[Sellick Collection]]).]]
 
[[File:1997-7219 RJS SV 13.jpg|thumb|200px|right| Alveley Halt in 1963, facing Highley ([[Sellick Collection]]).]]
  
Alveley Halt opened in 1939, serving [[Alveley Colliery]] (the halt did not appear in public timetables). It was situated near the present [[Country Park Halt]], somewhat closer to Highley Station.  No traces of the halt remain today.
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Alveley Halt opened in 1939, serving [[Alveley Colliery]] (the halt did not appear in public timetables). It was situated near the present [[Country Park Halt]], somewhat closer to Highley Station.
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The platform was of simple construction consisting of a wall of breeze blocks topped by coping stones with an ash surface.  In summer 1973, during preparations for the 1974 re-opening of the line between Hampton Loade and Bewdley, the platform face was found to be collapsing towards the line, so the halt was demolished<ref>SVR News 29</ref>.  No traces of it remain today.
  
 
A [[Alveley Miners Halt level crossing | level crossing]] was situated next to the Halt, beyond the DMU in the Sellick Photograph.
 
A [[Alveley Miners Halt level crossing | level crossing]] was situated next to the Halt, beyond the DMU in the Sellick Photograph.
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==References==
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
[[List of stations#Historic SVR stations | List of Stations]]
 
[[List of stations#Historic SVR stations | List of Stations]]

Revision as of 15:59, 29 October 2015

Alveley Halt in 1963, facing Highley (Sellick Collection).

Alveley Halt opened in 1939, serving Alveley Colliery (the halt did not appear in public timetables). It was situated near the present Country Park Halt, somewhat closer to Highley Station.

The platform was of simple construction consisting of a wall of breeze blocks topped by coping stones with an ash surface. In summer 1973, during preparations for the 1974 re-opening of the line between Hampton Loade and Bewdley, the platform face was found to be collapsing towards the line, so the halt was demolished[1]. No traces of it remain today.

A level crossing was situated next to the Halt, beyond the DMUDiesel Multiple Unit in the Sellick Photograph.

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 29

See also

List of Stations