LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Kings Heath Station: mrkh725

Looking south towards Gloucester in 1886 showing the replacement Queen's bridge and the station through the arch. On the right is the Ballast Pit sidings whilst on the left is the post for the replacement home signal waiting for the arm to be fitted. The signal was to be lit by gas and the pipe feeding the lamp can be seen on the right of the post. as was standard MR practice, the wooden keys holding the rails in place on the chairs are fitted to the inside of the track. This practice enabled the Permanent Way team to inspect both sets of rails in a single pass compared to having the keys on the outside which required two passes, one for each rail.

back