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A signal box at [[Bewdley]], working to [[Bewdley North signal box|Bewdley North]] and [[Kidderminster signal box|Kidderminster]]. Bewdley South signal box has interesting arrangements in that it works to Bewdley North by Absolute Block on the main line (platforms 1 & 2), by direction levers under [[ETT]] Regulations on the Back Road (platform 3) with the Rock Siding and Down Yard operated as through sidings. Operation to Kidderminster is via [[Acceptance Lever]].
The box won a National Railway Heritage Award, the Westinghouse Signaling Award, in 2007. Most of the signals at Bewdley South are of late GWR/BR(W) steel tubular post and enamel arm design, however Signals 5, 6, 7, 9, 14 and 20 are mounted on two wooden post bracket signals and are of the earlier GWR 'wasp-tail' design. Many of the signals at Bewdley South are of pre-preservation vintage, because the layout has been so little altered. However, the large bracket outside of the signal box carrying signals 6, 7, 9 and 14 did not carry signal 14 or Bewdley North's down distant signals pre-preservation, and the opposite bracket carrying signals 5 and 20 did not carry a distant either, and it has been shortened somewhat to combat rot discovered in the lower end of the post. The wooden posts on the larger bracket were replaced in 2006.
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