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1923-37 developments added from the GWR Magazines
*1887: The Town Corporation pays for a new approach road to the station.
*1892: Two fully interlocked signalboxes open at the north and south ends of the station, replaced in 1923 by a [[Bridgnorth signal box|single central box ]] on the up platform.
*1895: The Town Corporation pays for a lattice footbridge to shorten the route from High Town to the railway, at a cost of £1,400.
*1922: [[SVR staff in 1922#Severn Valley Railway (Kidderminster to Bridgnorth)|GWR staff records for 1922]] show the station had a staff of 19.
*1923 Traders' siding completed.<ref>GWR Magazine January 1923</ref>
*1923 New brick-built [[Bridgnorth signal box| signal box]] opened with manual interlocking and 54 levers. Track circuit installed at the Worcester end of station.<ref>GWR Magazine March 1923</ref>
*1927 A loading bank was provided to facilitate ordinary goods business and to accommodate the new sugar beet traffic for The West Midlands Sugar Co (later British Sugar Corporation) factory at the site of [[Foley Park sidings]].<ref>GWR Magazine August 1927</ref>
*1928 [[Country Lorry Service and Cartage Service|Country Lorry Service]] introduced.<ref>GWR Magazine June 1928</ref>
*1929 The GWR began a long distance coach service from [[Wolverhampton]] to Aberystwyth via Bridgnorth and Ludlow; departing at 11.40am using a 26 seater, 6 cylinder Thorneycroft Victor vehicle.<ref>GWR Magazine September 1929</ref>
*1937 The supply and erection of a timber-framed warehouse was carried out by W&A Edgell Limited of Radstock.<ref>GWR Magazine January 1937</ref> A similar building was erected at Stourport.<ref>GWR Magazine August 1937</ref>
*1956: [[Railcar 22|GWR Diesel Railcar W10W]] was burnt out in a fire while standing at Platform 1.
