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This 1950's Layout of Malvern had a Mainline, Loop & Sidings. The signal cabin had a "periscope" to visually see the Down Home and Outerhome Signals.
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Malvern Station building in the 1950's with a Periscope into the Signal Cabin.Photo: Queensburgh History.
By 1960, the station was slightly re-modeled and a new signal cabin was built on the verandah of the building next to the old shelter. A new 24 lever frame with track circuiting was installed with provisions being made for future special interlocking. Dwarf signals were added on the loop, and access to the goods siding was changed to the down direction. The demand for this expansion in the signal cabin was found to be slightly unnecessary.
By 1986, the layout of Malvern became pretty simple, The Down Siding & Down Dwarfs were removed, as well as the Goods Siding to make way for a longer 12 coach platform. The Down Outerhome Signal was set further away from the Home signal to allow better visibility for down trains coming from Escombe. The Up Siding remained and was occasionally used for the staging of a 5M2A suburban set over night, or when a triple crossing had to take place. By the 1990's this siding was abandoned, and by 2015 the siding was removed, adding more levers to the spare levers list. On the 15th December 2017, Malvern finally closed with C.T.C. being commissioned.
The Malvern Lever Frame. 2017Photo © G. Hart.
MVN Home Signals No.21.22.Photo © G. Hart.
The Train Register.Photo © G. Hart.
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