IT was all aboard for a trip down memory lane at a city railway station as it marked its milestone 175-year anniversary.

The year 1850 was the date of the construction of the world's longest railroad and also a more personal achievement for our Faithful City - the opening of Worcester Shrub Hill Station. 

Susana Blimundo, with her daughter, Worcester City Mayor Mel Allcott and Lord Richard Faulkner.Susana Blimundo, with her daughter, Worcester City Mayor Mel Allcott and Lord Richard Faulkner. (Image: Newsquest) Now, almost 175 years after its opening, an exhibition has opened at the transport hub to celebrate the special moments that have happened at the station through pictures. 

Worcester City Mayor Mel Allcott and Lord Richard Faulkner opened the new exhibition to the public at a special ribbon-cutting event today (Thursday) at the station.

"It has been a real privilege to open the exhibition today," said Cllr Allcott.

TIME MACHINE: Visitors can look back at old pictures.TIME MACHINE: Visitors can look back at old pictures. (Image: Newsquest) "It has been a very long time, and the station is very important to the history of Worcester. 

"I think a lot of people think about Foregate Street Station, but we also have a fantastic station here, which is much larger and very beautiful in its own right.

"Please do come and see the exhibition."

Worcester Shed Staff photographed in 1964.Worcester Shed Staff photographed in 1964. (Image: Newsquest) A dozen residents and train enthusiasts enjoyed looking through the past and present pictures which had been stored in archives for the past 24 years.

Some of the pictures were last seen when the station marked its 150th anniversary in 2000, and other pictures have only recently been unearthed. 

The station in 1949.The station in 1949. (Image: Newsquest) The exhibition has been put in place in partnership with Cafe Loco and The Worcester Locomotive Society. 

Amongst the pictures were images of the station's task force throughout the years, the evolution of the Sir Edward Elgar locomotive and how the line used to look all those years ago.

Lord Faulkner, who is also the president of Heritage Railway Association and chair of Great Western Railway Advisory Board, said: "This was a great railway centre right up until the 1960s. 

"It is a shame we do not have an engine shed anymore and a shame we do not have steam trains, but the railway moves on.

"What is important is that we commemorate the history of Worcester and its station at Shrub Hill."