LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham
Redditch Station: mrred1381b
Close up of image 'mrred1381 showing the Barnt Green end of the
down platform and the signal for trains reversing into the goods yard. When
shunting the yard, which was one the other side of the bridge, the road bridge
obstructed their view, making the crew blind. It was there necessary for the
locomotive crew to be given signals to 'call them on'. A signal arm and ground
disc for this purpose can be seen sited beneath the footbridge. The carts and
porter's barrows used to move parcels and other items across the lines and also
to move them along the platforms to the guard's compartment on passenger trains
can be seen standing on the platform.
back
|