LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham
Alcester Station: mra550
Looking towards Evesham along Alcester's down platform on
the left and two wagons stabled in the twelve vehicle siding beyond the barrow
crossing. Careful examination of the photograph shows that just in front of the
bridge a signal post is evident with two arms, each pointing in opposite
directions to each other. This was because one arm was the down advanced
starter whilst the other was the up inner home signal. Bob Essery writes 'The
Midland Railway often used this arrangement when it improved sighting for
engine crews and it was commonplace for many years after nationalisation.'
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