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Foley Park Halt was located between [[Kidderminster]] and [[Bewdley]], opened on 02/01/1905 and closed on 06/01/1970. It was originally located on the South side of the line, but was relocated to the North side when [[Foley Park sidings]] were opened in 1925.  The halt had a 'pagoda' similar to the one installed at [[Northwood Halt]] in 2006.
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==Foley Park Halt==
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[[File: Foley_Park_OS.jpg |thumb|300px|right| Extract from 1951 OS Map showing Foley Park Halt]]
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Foley Park Halt was located between [[Kidderminster]] and [[Bewdley]] and opened on 2 January 1905. It was located next to [[Stourport Road Bridge]]; originally situated on the South side of the line but later moved to the North side when [[Foley Park sidings]] were opened in 1925.  The extract from Ordnance Survey Map SO87, surveyed 1938 - 1949, published 1951, shows the later location.
  
Little or no trace of the halts remain visible today.
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The halt had a 'pagoda' similar to the one installed at [[Northwood Halt]] in 2006. 
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The halt closed on 6 January 1970 when passenger services ceased between Bewdley and Kidderminster.  Little or no trace of the halt is visible today.
  
 
== Photographs ==
 
== Photographs ==

Revision as of 16:55, 25 August 2015

Next stations pre-closure
Towards Kidderminster Towards Shrewsbury
Kidderminster Bewdley
via Rifle Range Halt (to 1920)

Foley Park Halt

Extract from 1951 OSOrdnance Survey Map showing Foley Park Halt

Foley Park Halt was located between Kidderminster and Bewdley and opened on 2 January 1905. It was located next to Stourport Road Bridge; originally situated on the South side of the line but later moved to the North side when Foley Park sidings were opened in 1925. The extract from Ordnance Survey Map SO87, surveyed 1938 - 1949, published 1951, shows the later location.

The halt had a 'pagoda' similar to the one installed at Northwood Halt in 2006.

The halt closed on 6 January 1970 when passenger services ceased between Bewdley and Kidderminster. Little or no trace of the halt is visible today.

Photographs

See Also

List of stations

References

  • "British Sugar Corporation Ltd, Foley Park, Kidderminster". Railways in Worcestershire article. Link. Accessed 09/01/2015.
  • "Severn Valley Railway". Railways in Worcestershire article. Link. Accessed 09/01/2015.