Part form its replacement windows and galvanised steel steps Alrewas

signal box looks typically London and North Western Railway in origin. The company built many of these Type 4 boxes with this particular example just a short distance from Wichnor Junction where the line joins the Midland route from Birmingham to Derby. This box and its counterpart at Lichfield Trent Valley control a short section of absolute block of just over five miles. Not many trains traverse this route with them all being freight unless there are diversions or charters eager to get some rare track!