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In 1877-78 a footbridge was built connecting the two platforms. Although its positioning obscured part of the view from the signal box, thus contravening the Board of Trade requirements that "''the signalman should have the best possible view of the railway and be able to see the arms and lights of signals and working of the points''", the situation was allowed to remain unchanged.<ref name=KDAHS>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2eAFhE-m0yheVp4QUw1cGN3aVk/edit Kidderminster & District Archaeological & Historical Society Building Record of Kidderminster Railway Station.]</ref>
The main picture above, dated (top right) dates to around 1880,<ref name=SVR131/> and shows the original location of the box relative to the new footbridge; the Comberton Road Bridge is just visible in the distance between it. The closer view of the same scene below reveals an earlier type of name plate on the box, with "Kidderminster Station" and "Signal Box" on separate boards.
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">Kidderminster_Station_Signal_Box_1.jpg | The original Kidderminster Station signal box
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The GWR Station Plan above shows the layout in 1905. In addition to the Station's signals, the Station box controlled the points adjacent to it which gave access to the carriage sidings and the [[Kidderminster mainline station#Locomotive shed|original Engine Shed ]] north of the main line <ref group="note">The Station's small engine shed was closed in February 1932 and replaced by a new [[Kidderminster Shed|larger depot]] built on the south side of the line between [[Hoo Road Bridge]] and [[Worcester Road Bridge]].</ref> and to the [[Carriage Repair Works|Goods Shed ]] siding to the south. It also controlled the points beyond the Comberton Road bridge which gave access to the carriage cleaners siding. The [[Kidderminster Junction signal box | Kidderminster Junction Signal Box]] controlled access to the [[Kidderminster mainline station#Goods yard|main goods yard sidings ]] and to the Severn Valley Branch itself.
On 1 May 1913 the 21-lever frame was replaced by a larger 30-lever GWR 3-bar vertical tappet frame.<ref name=SRS/> The Station box worked directly to Kidderminster Junction Signal Box until 15th July 1973 when the former was closed and its area of control came under the Junction Box. The 30-lever frame was then transferred to the ex-LNWR box at [[Arley signal box|Arley]]. The Station Box was subsequently demolished; its name plate now adorns the SVR's [[Kidderminster Station signal box (1987 onwards)|Kidderminster signal box]] which opened in 1987.
==See also==
*[[List of signal boxes#Kidderminster Loop Line | List of signal boxes]]
==Notes==
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