Английская Википедия:Eardington Halt railway station
Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station Eardington Halt, originally named Eardington, is a railway station on the Severn Valley Railway near Eardington, south of Bridgnorth, in Shropshire.
History
Eardington opened on 1 June 1868, six years after the opening of the Severn Valley line, mainly to serve the nearby Upper Forge and Lower Forge iron works. It was not readily accessible from the nearby villages of Chelmarsh and Eardington, and on 1 April 1949 was reduced to unstaffed status, although never deemed a halt.[1] The station had a brick waiting room and single platform.
In the later years under British Railways control, Eardington had much of its custom from fishermen at weekends and during the summer months. Although mistakenly thought by some people to have been closed as part of the Beeching axe in 1963[2] Eardington's planned closure pre-dated his report.
Preservation
When the Severn Valley Railway re-opened in preservation on 23 May 1970, Eardington was the only intermediate stop between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, resulting in its being renamed Eardington Halt. It was initially used for watering locomotives, having a ready supply of better quality water than Bridgnorth. The Halt closed temporarily for repair work in October 1979, and briefly reopened in 1981 before being finally deleted from the timetable in 1982.[1] It has not been used in regular service since because of poor custom, land slippage and the fact that the station is situated on a 1 in 100 gradient. Another problem is the combination of the shortness of the platform face, normal SVR practice of marshalling the guard's compartment in the centre of the train and the arched overbridge immediately to the north of the platform, which would prevent the traincrew from being able to see the guard if the train was stopped with the guard's van on the platform, as is correct practice.
The siding is now used for the storage of permanent way vehicles. A small band of volunteers stage regular "work-ins" to keep the station environs tidy.
In 2023 the SVR announced that following negotiations with the Office of Rail and Road, the station would reopen on limited occasions for trains which would fit the platform, a maximum of four carriages. The timetable for the 2023 Autumn Steam Gala would include trains stopping at Eardington for the first time in 41 years, although initially limited to trains of three carriages.[3]
On Thursday 14th September 2023 the first timetabled services stopped at Eardington, a 4 coach train hauled by LMS Ivatt 4MT 43106
References
Further reading
Шаблон:Historical Rail Start Шаблон:Rail line Шаблон:Rail line Шаблон:End box
Шаблон:Closed stations Shropshire
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 SVR Souvenir Guide Ninth Edition, David C. Williams, p27
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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