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==Connection to Network Rail==
Until 2012 Kidderminster Station Signal Box worked to [[Kidderminster Junction signal box]], 'over the fence' and operated by BR, RailTrack and finally Network Rail. The [[Connection to Network Rail | connection between the SVR and national rail]] was somewhat limiting, requiring staff on the track for any movement between railways. This all changed when Kidderminster Junction signal box closed in 2012 (its lever frame was saved for spares by the SVR) and extensive work by Network Rail and SVR S&T technicians installed one of the most comprehensive connections between the national rail network and a private heritage railway in existence, with movements from the SVR onto the Down Main and movements from the Up & Down Mains onto Network Rail being completely locked and signalled movements overseen by the cooperative efforts of the SVR signalman and NR signaller at Saltley. This upgrade also saw the first non-GWR/BR(W) signal installed on the SVR, in the form of a colour light signal reading from the SVR's 'exchange' line onto the national network or into the SVR's [[Carriage Repair Works | North Star Carriage & Wagon Works]]. The colour light signal can be seen beyond [[Kidderminster Footbridge]] in the photograph below.
==Signalling controlled from the box==
==2013 fire==
During the morning of Saturday 2 March 2013, the signal box suffered a small fire in the roof at the point where the stove flue passes through the ceiling. The signalman was able to leave the box without injury. A small section of the roof was destroyed, and there was some damage to the telephone system and the domestic wiring caused by the water used by the Fire Brigade, although the signalling equipment was largely unaffected. Kidderminster station was initially closed. Once access to the box was regained, the water was mopped up to prevent it falling into the frame room and its electrics. By 4pm the debris had been cleared and the roof made weather-proof with a plastic sheet supplied by Bewdley C&W Department. Rapid work by the S&T and PW departments then saw normal service resumed by commencement of operations on the following day.
==Open days==
The box is occasionally open for public visits during special events such as the [[Open House Weekend]]. Access is strictly controlled on such occasions as the box is reached by crossing the tracks from the platform.
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