List of signal boxes
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Of the signal boxes on the SVR, three survive in their original form from GWR days - the two Bewdley boxes and Highley. Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade signal boxes were both partially demolished on the line's closure and were later rebuilt, using parts from both the original boxes and from others. Arley is a former LNWR box, originally located at Yorton (near Whitchurch). Kidderminster was built from scratch, to control the new SVR terminus adjacent to the BR main line.
Contents
List of current SVR Signal Boxes
List of current SVR Ground Frames
List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames
Severn Valley Railway
| Location | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlebury Station | June 1876[1] | 24 August 2012 | McKenzie & Holland type 2 box. Originally 21 levers, renewed with 30 lever GWR frame August 1910, frame removed and replaced with switch panel 7 November 1982.[1] |
| Hartlebury Junction | June 1876 | 15 April 1977 | McKenzie & Holland type 2 box. Originally 20 levers, renewed with 27 lever GWR frame 1912.[1] |
| Leapgate Siding G.F. | 28 August 1939 | 12 January 1981 | Single track junction facing Stourport serving Regent Oil Co. depot. Two sidings on either side of a gantry, space for 17 20-ton wagons.[2][3] Released by token. |
| Stourport South | 1885 | 1 April 1951 | Originally 18 levers (14 working, 4 spare). Double-line block working between the two Stourport boxes was authorised in 1887[4]. New frame circa 1923. Renamed "Stourport on Severn South" in 1934. On closure, control of layout went to Stourport North.[1] |
| Stourport North | Before 1885 | 3 May 1970 | Great Western Type 5 brick signal box. Originally a 20 lever frame, extended to 24 (18 working 6 spare)[5] by March 1907, new 34 lever GWR frame 1914. Box extended by 6 feet 8 inches and new 43 lever frame installed April 1951, signal box then taking control of whole station. Renamed "Stourport on Severn North" in 1934, apparently kept the name until closure.[1] Parts used in rebuilding of Hampton Loade SB. |
| Park Street G.F. | Controlled connections at north end of Stourport to coal sidings and Steatite Branch/Burlish Branch, which serviced the Steatite and Porcelain Products Co. factory near Burlish crossing.[3][2] Three? levers, electrically released from Stourport (North) S.B. [6] | ||
| Brindley Street G.F. | Served National Cold Stores.[3] Two? levers and an intermediate token machine, released by token.[6] | ||
| Bewdley South | 1878 | 3 May 1970 | McKenzie and Holland Type 3 brick signal box. Originally 28 levers, extended to 31 September 1901, new 32 lever GWR frame circa 1923. Reopened and extended to 34 levers in preservation.[1] |
| Bewdley North | 1878 | 3 May 1970 | McKenzie and Holland Type 3 timber signal box. Original frame of unknown length, new 37 lever GWR frame 25 June 1908. Reopened in preservation.[1] |
| Folly Point Siding G.F. | 16 September 1899 | 1906 | Siding laid in connection with the construction of the Elan Valley Aqueduct[2]. Access controlled by two ground frames each with two levers, locked by a key on the electric train staff for the section[7]. |
| Arley | June 1883 | 28 June 1964 | McKenzie and Holland signal box, brick/timber construction. 14 lever frame.[1] Demolished, replacement preservation-era box in same location |
| Kinlet Sidings South G.F. | After 9 October 1895 (1st), March 1943 (2nd) | December 1913 (1st) | Replaced by S.B. in 1913, replaced S.B. in 1943. Intermediate token instrument in second incarnation. Released by token. |
| Kinlet and Billingsley Sidings | December 1913 | March 1943 | Replaced G.F.s in 1913, itself replaced by G.F.s in 1943. 38 lever frame (32 working, 6 spare), manned 08.00-16.00 and the only box on the line able to switch out[8]. |
| Kinlet Sidings North G.F. | After 9 October 1895 (1st), March 1943 (2nd) | December 1913 (1st) | Replaced by S.B. in 1913, replaced S.B. in 1943. Intermediate token instrument in second incarnation. Released by token. |
| Highley | June 1883 | 3 May 1970 | McKenzie and Holland signal box, brick/timber construction. 14 lever frame.[1] Reopened in preservation, virtually unchanged since construction. |
| Alveley South G.F. | 30 January 1939 | Two levers, released by token, intermediate token instrument.[9] | |
| Alveley North G.F. | 30 January 1939 | Two levers, released by token, intermediate token instrument.[9] | |
| Hampton Loade | May 1883 | 2 December 1963 | McKenzie and Holland brick signal box, 14 levers.[1] Partly demolished, replica preservation-era box build from structure of Hampton and Stourport boxes |
| Hampton Loade G.F.* | Preservation-era G.F. used to run round ca. 1970 before reopening of signal box | ||
| Eardington G.F.(s) | Existence assumed. The station had a goods loop, reduced to a siding in 1959. The station had no signal box and was unstaffed after 1949. | ||
| Knowlesands Sidings G.F.s | North and South G.F.s. Released by token. | ||
| Bridgnorth South | October 1892 | 1923 | GWR Type 5 brick signal box. 21 lever frame.[1] |
| Bridgnorth (1) | October 1892 | No further details known[1], although Marshall's comment on Buildwas Station (1) below may also apply here as interlocking of starting signal and points was authorised at the same time. | |
| Bridgnorth (2) | 1923 | 2 December 1963 | GWR Type 8A brick signal box. 54 lever frame.[1] Partly demolished, shortened base re-used for 30 lever preservation-era box. |
| Bridgnorth North | October 1892 | 1923 | GWR signal box, identical dimensions (and construction?) to South. 23 lever frame.[1] |
| Coalport | ca. November 1895 | 2 December 1963 | GWR Type 5 brick signal box. 31 lever frame. |
| Coalport G.F. | ca. 1895 | ca. 1930 | Two lever G.F., locked from the signal box, to work the loop points and FPL at the north end of the station[10]. Removed and replaced by motorised points around 1930. |
| Maw and Co's Siding G.F. | 1877 | 18 October 1959 | Originally a McKenzie and Holland signal box, demoted to ground frame status 1893, replaced by an actual ground frame by 1945.[1] |
| Jackfield Siding G.F.s | Up to three ground frames serving brick and tile factories at Jackfield | ||
| Ironbridge and Broseley | 1894 | 25 November 1956 | GWR Type 5 brick signal box. 31 lever GWR frame, replaced with new frame of same length but more modern design 1917[1], although this may have simply been a replacement of the interlocking (5 1/4 inch lever pitch retained). |
| Bowers Yard Lime Kilns Siding (G.F.) | 1920s? | After 1934[11] | Historic lime kilns revived at some date in 1920s and rail siding added. Official name not known. |
| Buildwas Junction | circa 1864 | 4? November 1923 | New 32 lever installed 1913.[1] |
| Power Station Siding G.F. | ca. 1931 | Access to CEGB sidings at Buildwas. Electrically released from S.B. [12] | |
| Buildwas | 4 November 1923 | 15 March 1964 | GWR Type 7D brick signal box. 66 lever frame, extended by approx. 14 feet and new 113 lever frame 9 December 1931, in connection with Power Station opening.[1] |
| Buildwas Station (1) | By 1871 | 1888 | In August 1871, the GWR Board authorised 'connecting the down starting signal with the signal box'. Marshall suggests this was probably a small cabin covering a ground frame[13]. |
| Buildwas Station (2) | 23 October 1888 | 4? November 1923 | New 49 lever frame 1906.[1] |
| Mileage Siding G.F. | Two? lever G.F. providing access to siding at north end of Buildwas. Electrically released from S.B. [12] | ||
| Cressage | By 1890, replaced June 1894 | 2 December 1963 | Replacement box GWR Type 5 brick signal box, 23 lever frame[1], (19 working, 4 spare), gate wheel for the level crossing[10]. |
| Cressage G.F. | 1894 | ca. 1930 | Two lever G.F., locked from the signal box, to work the loop points and FPL at the north end of the station[10]. Removed and replaced by motorised points around 1930. |
| Berrington | By 1890, replaced June 1894 | 2 December 1963 | Original box reportedly able to switch out. Replacement box GWR Type 5 brick signal box, 19 lever frame[1], (16 working, 3 spare)[10]. |
| Berrington G.F. | 1894 | ca. 1930 | Two lever G.F., locked from the signal box, to work the loop points and FPL at the south end of the station[10]. Removed and replaced by motorised points around 1930. |
| Burnt Mill Junction | Box ordered January 1894 | 14 February 1937 | 10 lever frame.[1] End of short double track section from Sutton Bridge Jn |
| Sutton Bridge Junction | Open | Replacement box opened 1913.[1] Still open. |
Tenbury and Bewdley Railway (at Bewdley)
| Location | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bewdley South | 1864 | 1878? | Early McKenzie, Clunes & Co box situated between the Down platform and the goods yard. 10ft x 12ft x 10ft in size, with 7 signal levers and 4 point levers[14]. |
| Bewdley North | 1864 | 1878? | McKenzie, Clunes & Co ‘signal box’ provided in 1864 for signals at the north end. Cost only £8 10s, suggesting probably a hut covering a ground frame[14]. |
Kidderminster Loop Line
| Location | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidderminster Station | By 1882 | 15 July 1973 | McKenzie and Holland brick signal box. 21 levers by 1893, new 30 lever GWR frame 1 May 1913. Frame re-used in preservation-era box at Arley[1], name plate used on current SVR box. |
| Kidderminster Junction | By 1882 | 24 August 2012[15] | Original box perhaps McKenzie and Holland, 35 lever frame, new 40 lever frame circa 1912. Replacement GWR Type 28B timber box 18 December 1937. Box demolished by derailed wagon on 7 June 1953, temporary SB until 25 October 1953 when new brick box with 66 levers built.[1] |
| Kidderminster G.F.* | Temporary preservation-era G.F. before commissioning of signal box. | ||
| Foley Park Sidings G.F. | Provided access to British Sugar. | ||
| Foley Park BR/SVR Boundary G.F.* | Two preservation-era G.F.s controlling SVR/BR boundary. |
* Installed during preservation but later removed as no longer required.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 Signal Box Register, Volume 1: Great Western, revised 2011 edition, Signalling Record Society (plus correction sheet #9 )
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Railways in Worcestershire, Severn Valley Line, accessed 30 Nov 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Branch Lines of Worcestershire, Colin C. Maggs
- ↑ Marshall (1989), p129
- ↑ Marshall (1989)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 SRS diagram for Stourport-on-Severn SB
- ↑ Marshall (1989), p95
- ↑ Marshall (1989), p132
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Opening notice for Alveley Sidings: Side A and Side B.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Marshall (1989), p131
- ↑ M. A. Vanns, Severn Valley Railway, A View From The Past, Shrewdale Publishing. Photo dated 1934 on p.85 shows siding
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 SRS diagram for Buildwas SB
- ↑ Marshall (1989), p127
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Beddoes and Smith (1995), p27
- ↑ UK Railways 1970 Till Today, accessed 30 Nov 2015
