GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Knowle & Dorridge Station: gwrkd2807

A late Victorian view of Knowle and Dorridge station showing staff standing between the platforms in order to pass parcels from one platform to another circa 1891. The down signal on the left has two arms, one above the footbridge the other beneath the footbridge. The reason for this was because the footbridge would obscure the view of the crew of an approaching train. The signal post is much higher than normal in order for the top arm to be seen from a distance. The lower arm, called a repeater, is to allow the crew to see the signal when in the station as the top arm would be obscured by the footbridge. The sign on the passenger building on the right reads 'Lloyds News'.

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