Changes

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]].