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A signal box at [[Kidderminster]], working to [[Bewdley South signal box|Bewdley South]]. The box also communicates with Network Rail's West Midlands Signalling Centre (WMSC) at Saltley.
Kidderminster had no signal box when it opened in 1984, resulting in an 'only one engine in steam' restriction on operations. The signal box was built during between July and December 1986, the design being based on a typical GWR medium-sized box. Installation of the signalling equipment took place throughout 1987. The installation work involved an estimated 8,000 man hours. producing a fully assembled 62 lever frame complete with all mechanical locking, fitting to the frame of 35 electric locks and 5 combined locks and brought into use circuit controllers, and installation of a 22 ft long block shelf complete with instruments. The box was commissioned in December of that year following installation of the following yearmost vital piece of equipment, the signalman’s leather armchair.
=== Signalling diagram ===
