Changes

After opening, the Railway was initially restricted to ‘one engine in steam’ on the Kidderminster extension. During the summer of 1984 facilities at Kidderminster were primitive; the booking office was a converted coach, catering and toilets were temporary structures and the gift shop was likely to blow away in a gale. But already the new station building was under way. Stage 1, the West wing now housing the gift shop, opened in time for the 1984 Winter Santa services to run from Kidderminster. Stage 2, including the station front, was built the following summer. From time to time further additions were made to the station; these include a number of project sponsored by the [[Friends of Kidderminster Town Station]] which include the Port Cochere style canopy at front of the building and the ornamental roof crestings. The pattern for these cast roof crestings were copied at the SVR's pattern shop from fragments of originals recovered from Ross-on-Wye.Further developments of the station include the concourse roof as recently as 2006. Future plans include a canopy along the platform canopy length similar to that at Bewdley.