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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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==History==
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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.
  
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On 11 March 2005 the SVR's first steam-hauled revenue-earning freight involved [[5764|GWR 5764]], transporting an excavator from the yard at [[Eardington]] to Country Park Halt for the contractors Mowlem Construction who were rebuilding the nearby pedestrian/cycle-way bridge across the river.<ref>SVR News 150</ref> A number of other loads were also transported for the same project.
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On 2 August 2020 arsonists attacked and badly damaged the halt's roof.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/bridgnorth/2020/08/02/arsonists-wreck-roof-at-severn-valley-railway-site/ Shropshire Star,'Arsonists wreck roof at Severn Valley Railway site', 2 August 2020] (Retrieved 2 August 2020)</ref>  The roof was eventually replaced by contractors in July 2022, with part-funding being provided by the Shropshire Council-owned Severn Valley Country Park<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljul22 Branch Lines July 2022]</ref>.
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== See also ==
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*[[List of stations]]
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== Links ==
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*[http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/severn-valley-country-park/ Severn Valley Country Park web site]
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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.

On 11 March 2005 the SVRSevern Valley Railway's first steam-hauled revenue-earning freight involved GWR 5764, transporting an excavator from the yard at Eardington to Country Park Halt for the contractors Mowlem Construction who were rebuilding the nearby pedestrian/cycle-way bridge across the river.[4] A number of other loads were also transported for the same project.

On 2 August 2020 arsonists attacked and badly damaged the halt's roof.[5] The roof was eventually replaced by contractors in July 2022, with part-funding being provided by the Shropshire Council-owned Severn Valley Country Park[6].

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
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 150
  5. Shropshire Star,'Arsonists wreck roof at Severn Valley Railway site', 2 August 2020 (Retrieved 2 August 2020)
  6. Branch Lines July 2022

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