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Hartlebury Station signal box was of a McKenzie and Holland, built in 1876. The junction with the Severn Valley line was controlled separately by Hartlebury Junction signal box.
== 1967 Accident ==
On 29 January 1967, a low speed head-on collision occurred between two freight trains at Hartlebury Junction, with diesel locomotives D7038 and D8138 involved. Whilst the locomotives stayed on the rails, several wagons did not, blocking the line <ref>[http://www.miac.org.uk/hartlebury.html#accident Railways in Worcestershire], accessed 30 Nov 2015</ref>. [http://www.macearchive.org/Archive/Title/midlands-news-26011967-railway-news/MediaEntry/10065.html Contemporary news footage] shows the damage.
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