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Country Park Halt is a request stop located between [[Highley]] and [[Hampton Loade]], near Alveley Country Park.
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Country Park Halt is an unstaffed request stop located between [[Highley]] and [[Hampton Loade]], near Alveley Country Park. The halt, which dates from the 1990s, has no road access.
  
 
Passengers wishing to alight at Country Park Halt should inform the train guard before departure. Those wishing to join a train at Country Park Halt should signal the driver of the approaching train by holding out an extended arm, allowing sufficient time for the train to stop. As there is no lighting on the platform, trains will only stop during daylight hours.
 
Passengers wishing to alight at Country Park Halt should inform the train guard before departure. Those wishing to join a train at Country Park Halt should signal the driver of the approaching train by holding out an extended arm, allowing sufficient time for the train to stop. As there is no lighting on the platform, trains will only stop during daylight hours.
  
Not being original to the line the construction of the halt took place in the 1990s and was sponsored by Bridgnorth district council to serve the Severn Valley Country Park. It opened on 4 April 1996 and features a brick built shelter. The halt is built on the site of the former [[Alveley Sidings]].
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The Severn Valley Country Park opened in 1992, having been created by Shropshire Council on land reclaimed from the former [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway#Alveley Colliery|Alveley Colliery]].<ref>Severn Valley Country Park web site</ref>  Subsequently, construction of a halt to serve the Park was sponsored by Bridgnorth District Council and partly funded by an EC grant.<ref>SVR News 117</ref> The halt is built on the site of the former [[Alveley Sidings]], which can be seen in the photograph below. The halt is situated level with the rear of the train.<ref name=SVR/>
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The halt opened on 4 April 1996 and features a brick built shelter.<ref name=SVR>SVR Souvenir Guide, 9th Edition</ref> There is a picnic area in the park next to the halt, from which footpaths lead northwards towards [[Hampton Loade]] and southwards towards the Park's visitor centre which is located on the opposite bank of the [[River Severn]] and accessed via a nearby footbridge. Pedestrians may also cross the line via a [[Country Park foot crossing|foot crossing]] at the southern end of the platform.
  
 
== See also ==
 
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*[http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/severn-valley-country-park/ Severn Valley Country Park web site]
[http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/severn-valley-country-park/ Severn Valley Country Park web site]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 14:32, 28 March 2017

Country Park Halt seen from the adjacent foot crossing
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Highley Hampton Loade

Country Park Halt is an unstaffed request stop located between Highley and Hampton Loade, near Alveley Country Park. The halt, which dates from the 1990s, has no road access.

Passengers wishing to alight at Country Park Halt should inform the train guard before departure. Those wishing to join a train at Country Park Halt should signal the driver of the approaching train by holding out an extended arm, allowing sufficient time for the train to stop. As there is no lighting on the platform, trains will only stop during daylight hours.

History

The Severn Valley Country Park opened in 1992, having been created by Shropshire Council on land reclaimed from the former Alveley Colliery.[1] Subsequently, construction of a halt to serve the Park was sponsored by Bridgnorth District Council and partly funded by an EC grant.[2] The halt is built on the site of the former Alveley Sidings, which can be seen in the photograph below. The halt is situated level with the rear of the train.[3]

The halt opened on 4 April 1996 and features a brick built shelter.[3] There is a picnic area in the park next to the halt, from which footpaths lead northwards towards Hampton Loade and southwards towards the Park's visitor centre which is located on the opposite bank of the River Severn and accessed via a nearby footbridge. Pedestrians may also cross the line via a foot crossing at the southern end of the platform.

See also

References

  1. Severn Valley Country Park web site
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 117
  3. 3.0 3.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Souvenir Guide, 9th Edition

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