LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Alcester Station: mra1288

View along the down platform towards Redditch as a freight train is seen shunting in the yard. The station master's house would have undoubtedly accommodated the Midland Railways' station master but whether it also provided accommodation for the Great Western Railway's station master is unknown. The house was large by Victorian standards and it wasn't uncommon for the station master's house to also provide accommodation for other staff. Recorded station masters are:

• Midland Railway - Samuel Pepper in 1896 and 1900, Frederick Watkins in 1904 and 1908, John Tuffley in 1916.
• Great Western Railway - Edward Foster in 1896, JR Pyne in 1900, OJ Pocock in 1904 and 1908, W Everitt in 1923 (after the line re-opened) who was promoted to Bletchington in December 1927. After a short period where a relief man was drafted in a Mr JN Billington was appointed in April 1928.
• London Midland Scottish Railway/British Railways - Frank Pattle until 1948 succeeded by Rank Dainton who remained in post until the early 1950s.

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