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The original McKenzie and Holland lever frame was replaced on 25 June 1908 with a 37-lever GWR horizontal tappet frame, which remains in use. The box was raised bodily by around a foot in 1954 to allow greater space beneath the lever frame<ref>Marshall (1989), p135</ref>, to accommodate alterations that took place in a 1955 resignalling, which saw the arrival of the box's 'gallows' centre-pivot signal bracket immediately outside that has become an iconic part of the Bewdley scene. The additional courses of bricks used were of a different colour, and can be seen in the first photograph above.
Bewdley North box also controlled traffic on the [[Tenbury Branch]]. Passenger services on the branch ended in 1962 and the line was officially closed in January 1964 with occasional traffic to the [[Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway|Admiralty depot at RNAD Ditton Priors]] finally ending in April 1965. Electric token working between Bewdley North and Cleobury Mortimer was withdrawn on 8 May 1965<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Beddoes & Smith (1995)]] pp. 196-198.</ref>.
==Signalling controlled from the box==
