Bewdley

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Bewdley station

Bewdley station has three platforms and was formerly the junction for both the Wyre Forest and Stourport lines, both of which are now used as sidings. The next station in the UpIn reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the present day SVR) direction is Kidderminster, and the next stations in the DownIn reference to the direction of travel means away from the major terminus (i.e. towards Bridgnorth on the present day SVR) direction towards Bridgnorth are Northwood Halt and Arley.

The station is controlled by two signal boxes, Bewdley South and Bewdley North. The section through platforms 1 and 2 is the only double track section of the present SVRSevern Valley Railway. This is worked under Absolute Block regulations.

The yard at Bewdley is home to the Carriage and Wagon department which supplements the Carriage Repair Department at Kidderminster and maintains the fleet of goods wagons. The 4150 Fund are also restoring GWRGreat Western Railway locomotive 4150 in Bewdley yard. Public access to the yard is available during the annual Members and Shareholders 'Behind the Scenes' event, organised by the 4150 Fund.

Bewdley MPD is home to the Class 108 DMU. Other operational locomotives are also stabled at Bewdley, running light engine to Kidderminster at the start and end of each day as required.

Bewdley Platform 1 is home to the Volunteer Liaison Office. There is also a buffet adjacent to this platform.

Bewdley has limited public pay and display parking. Three sales coaches run by support groups are adjacent to the car park.

Points of interest

Footbridge

A covered wooden footbridge at the northern end of the station allows access between Platform 1 and Platforms 2&3.

Water towers

Two water towers at the southern end of Platforms 2&3 and in the MPDMotive Power Depot area allow watering of locomotives.

Island platform canopy

Platforms 2&3 share a canopy, built in 1878, giving passengers protection from the weather. The canopy was extended around 1900.

Gent's urinal

An open roofed cast iron gentlemen's urinal is located on Platforms 2&3.

Portable water tank

A portable water tank with hand powered pump was used for the refilling of carriage water tanks.

Historical Data

Traffic statistics for Bewdley (including Northwood Halt), selected years prior to 1939
Passenger Traffic Freight Traffic
Year Tickets issued Parcels despatched Revenue (£) Tons received & despatched Revenue (£) Total revenue (£)
1903 63,131 15,577 4,296 16,588 5,076 9,372
1913 82,475 19,845 4,702 17,020 4,074 8,776
1923 92,463 16,783 7,584 20,171 7,553 15,137
1929 92,479 17,812 6,202 20,201 8,875 15,077
1930 88,763 14,840 5,251 19,323 7,812 13,063
1931 69,627 14,706 4,922 20,599 9,227 14,149
1932 56,206 13,689 4,042 16,907 7,180 11,222
1933 56,012 15,578 4,007 15,158 6,802 10,809
1934 55,051 15,834 4,061 14,797 6,679 10,740
1935 61,135 16,093 3,988 13,668 5,920 9,908
1936 63,262 16,300 3,896 14,457 6,931 10,827
1937 66,925 16,001 4,164 13,357 5,627 9,701
1938 60,251 14,120 3,748 10,874 3,833 7,581


See Also

List of stations
List of shops

Links

Bewdley Station web site
Volunteer Liaison Office web site