List of signal boxes
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Of the signal boxes on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, three survive in their original form from GWRGreat Western Railway days - the two Bewdley boxes and Highley. Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade signal boxes were both partially demolished on the line's closure and were later rebuilt, using parts from both the original boxes and from others. Arley is a former LNWRLondon & North Western Railway box, originally located at Yorton (near Whitchurch). Kidderminster was built from scratch, to control the new SVRSevern Valley Railway terminus adjacent to the BRBritish Rail or British Railways main line.
List of Signal Boxes
List of Ground Frames
List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames
| Location | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlebury Station | June 1876 | McKenzie & Holland type 2 box.[1] Renewed with GWRGreat Western Railway frame, ca. 1908?[2] | |
| Hartlebury Junction | June 1876 | McKenzie & Holland type 2 box.[1] Renewed with GWRGreat Western Railway frame at unknown date.[3] | |
| Leapgate Siding G.F. | 28 August 1939 | 12 January 1981 | Single track junction facing Stourport serving Regent Oil Co. depot. Two sidings on either side of a gantry, space for 17 20-ton wagons.[4][5] Released by token. |
| Stourport South | 1 April 1951[5] | ||
| Stourport North | Before 1898[1] | Box took control of area covered by South SB on 1 April 1951. Frame extended at this time.[5] Parts used in rebuilding of Hampton Loade SB. | |
| Park Street G.F. | Controlled connections at north end of Stourport to coal sidings and Steatite Branch/Burlish Branch, which serviced the Steatite and Porcelain Products Co. factory near Burlish crossing.[5][4] Three? levers, electrically released from Stourport (North) S.B. [6] | ||
| Brindley Street G.F. | Served National Cold Stores.[5] Two? levers and an intermediate token machine, released by token.[6] | ||
| Bewdley South | 1878 | May(?) 1970[1] | Reopened in preservation |
| Bewdley North | 1878 | May(?) 1970[1] | Reopened in preservation |
| Folly Point Siding G.F. | 16 September 1899 | 1906 | Existence assumed! Siding laid in connection with the construction of the Elan Valley Aqueduct.[4] |
| Arley | 1883[1] | 28 June 1964 | Demolished, replacement preservation-era box in same location |
| Kinlet Sidings South G.F. | After 9 October 1895 (1st), March 1943 (2nd) | December 1913 (1st) | Replaced by S.B. in 1913, replaced S.B. in 1943. Intermediate token instrument in second incarnation. Released by token. |
| Kinlet and Billingsley Sidings | December 1913 | March 1943 | Replaced G.F.s in 1913, itself replaced by G.F.s in 1943. Able to switch out. |
| Kinlet Sidings North G.F. | After 9 October 1895 (1st), March 1943 (2nd) | December 1913 (1st) | Replaced by S.B. in 1913, replaced S.B. in 1943. Intermediate token instrument in second incarnation. Released by token. |
| Highley | June 1883[1] | 1969 | Reopened in preservation |
| Alveley South G.F. | 30 January 1939 | Two levers, released by token, intermediate token instrument.[7] | |
| Alveley North G.F. | 30 January 1939 | Two levers, released by token, intermediate token instrument.[7] | |
| Hampton Loade | June 1883 | December 1963[1] | Partly demolished, replica preservation-era box build from structure of Hampton and Stourport boxes |
| Hampton Loade G.F. | Preservation-era G.F. used to run round ca. 1970 before reopening of signal box | ||
| Knowlesands Sidings G.F.s | North and South G.F.s. Released by token. | ||
| Bridgnorth South | October 1892 | 1923[1] | |
| Bridgnorth | 1923[1] | 2 December 1963 | Partly demolished, shortened base re-used for preservation-era box |
| Bridgnorth North | October 1892 | 1923[1] | |
| Coalport | November 1895[1] | ||
| Maw and Co's Siding G.F. | 1877 | 1959 | |
| Jackfield Siding G.F.s | UpIn reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the present day SVR) to three ground frames serving brick and tile factories at Jackfield | ||
| Ironbridge and Broseley | 1956 | ||
| Buildwas Junction | 1923 | ||
| Power Station Siding G.F. | ca. 1931 | Access to CEGB sidings at Buildwas. Electrically released from S.B. [8] | |
| Buildwas | 1923 | 1963 | Extended to 113 levers 9 December 1931, in connection with Power Station |
| Buildwas Station | 1923 | ||
| Mileage Siding G.F. | Two? lever G.F. providing access to siding at north end of Buildwas. Electrically released from S.B. [8] | ||
| Cressage | June 1894[1] | ||
| Berrington | |||
| Burnt Mill Junction | End of short double track section from Sutton Bridge Jn | ||
| Sutton Bridge Junction | Open | Replacement box opened 1913.[1] Still open. |
Kidderminster Loop Line
| Location | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidderminster Station | Before 1882 | July 1973 | Reframed May 1913. Frame re-used in preservation-era box at Arley[1]. |
| Kidderminster Junction | 24 August 2012[9] | Replacement December 1937, temporary SB in 1953 following an accident and replacement in October 1953[1]. | |
| Kidderminster | Temporary preservation-era G.F. before commissioning of signal box. | ||
| Foley Park Sidings | Provided access to British Sugar. | ||
| Foley Park BR/SVR Boundary | Two preservation-era G.F.s controlling SVRSevern Valley Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways boundary. |
* Installed during preservation but later removed as no longer required.
Links
SVR Signals & Telegraph Department web site- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Signal Box Diagrams, GWR Sections G, R & S, Revised Edition (Nov. 2013), Signalling Record Society
- ↑ S&T Document S2603/7, Hartlebury Station SB Frame Details
- ↑ S&T Document S2604/7, Hartlebury Junction SB Frame Details
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Railways in Worcestershire, Severn Valley Line, accessed 30 Nov 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 The Branch Lines of Worcestershire, Colin C. Maggs
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 SRS diagram for Stourport-on-Severn SB
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Opening notice for Alveley Sidings: Side A and Side B.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 SRS diagram for Buildwas SB
- ↑ UK Railways 1970 Till Today, accessed 30 Nov 2015
