Bewdley North signal box

Bewdley North signal box as seen from the station approach road

A train waits adjacent to Bewdley North signal box, showing the layout before the major preservation-era alterations (Sellick Collection

A signal box at Bewdley, working to Bewdley South, Arley and Highley. Bewdley North signal box has interesting arrangements in that it works to Bewdley South by Absolute Block on the main line (platforms 1 & 2), by direction levers under ETT Regulations on the Back Road (platform 3) with the Rock Siding and DownIn reference to the direction of travel means away from the major terminus (i.e. towards Bridgnorth on the present day SVR) Yard operated as through sidings.

Operation to Arley (short section) or Highley (long section) is carried out under ETTElectric Train Token Regulations.

Diagram

Signalling diagram as shown on the svrsig website. There are a few inaccuracies: The banner repeater on the footbridge for 29 signal was removed some years ago. Ground signals 25 and 27 are actually miniature semaphore arms.

History before preservation

Construction of the two signal boxes at Bewdley was authorised by the GWRGreat Western Railway Board in October 1877 as part of the opening of the Kidderminster Loop line. They were the first 'proper' signal boxes on the Severn Valley Railway, all other boxes dating from after 1880.

The Bewdley North box was raised bodily by around a foot in 1954 to allow greater space beneath the lever frame.

References

See Also

• List of signal boxes