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===Water columns===
Two water columns were erected following the [[The development of Kidderminster Town Station|opening of Kidderminster in 1984]]. Adjacent to the platform 1 run round was a fixed column, an original Kidderminster GWR item (having been cast at [[Wolverhampton]]). This column was erected on 29 June 1985 and officially 'launched' on 7 July 1985 by Ursula Broadhurst, mother of then Station Master Malcolm. [[7819|7819 Hinton Manor]] took part in the ceremony, although Tyseley's 7029 Clun Castle and the SVR's [[4930|4930 Hagley Hall]] had already taken water earlier in the day before departing on a main line run.<ref>SVR News 71</ref>Prior to the commissioning of this column, locomotives at the southern end of the line could only take water at Bewdley.
On platform two side is a standard GWR swing arm type, also cast at Wolverhampton in 1905. Platform 2 was brought into use on 25 November 1990.<ref>SVR News 98</ref> SVR News did not record the exact date of installation of this water column, although it was first pictured in use in Autumn 1993.<ref>SVR News 108</ref>
In January 2018 the fixed column was replaced by another swing arm type, a project that had been planned since the 1980s, as the replacement is better suited to the variety of locomotives the SVR sees. The replacement was restored, with new components fabricated under the watchful eye of retired civil engineer Brian Jones who was heavily involved with the installation of the watering facilities in the 1980s. At the same time the tank was relined using a GRP liner, proactive maintenance which greatly extends its life for a relatively modest cost.
