LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Evesham Station: mre577

Looking towards Ashchurch prior to alterations with an unknown MR 0-6-0 standing at the head of a up local passenger service circa 1904. Bob Essery states that the location of the locomotives lamp holders (used to hold the lamps displaying the head code) are in their post-1903 position. He also notes that 'the home signal on the short post (on the right) shown in image 'mre1340' cannot be seen in image 'mre563' but in this author's opinion this maybe because this latter image does not show detail beyond the platform. The barrow crossing would have been used by both staff and passengers as there is no footbridge evident. The down water crane's fire devil (brazier) which was evident in image 'mre563' is missing which might indicate that it was removed during the summer period. The advantages of the MR's angled station nameboard is seen in the view, the name being easily discernible despite looking down the track.

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