THINGS looked quite different in Worcester when its oldest railway station opened to the public for the first time.
It was the 1850s and Queen Victoria was in her prime, the Industrial Revolution was in full swing, and Worcester Shrub Hill was the city's latest transport addition.
TIME MACHINE: Visitors can look back at old pictures. (Image: Newsquest) Throughout the years, the station on Shrub Hill has seen many national and local changes, not just in its landscape but also in the industry.
A view showing the 2304 crossing the canal at Rainbow Hill. (Image: Submitted) It has bid goodbye to the iconic steam train and its own engine shed and seen the rise of the electronic rail ticket.
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A view from the front of the station taken in 1949. (Image: Submitted) But 175 years later, the station still remains an important transport hub for The Faithful City.
To mark the milestone anniversary, an exhibition has opened in partnership with Cafe Loco and The Worcester Locomotive Society.
A collection of photos of the workers - including Worcester's first female train driver (bottom left). (Image: Submitted) It aims to celebrate the special moments throughout the station's long existence and the people who worked there through pictures.
A selection of images shows the station in its post-war era.
WELCOME: Outside Worcester Shrub Hill in 1949. (Image: Submitted) Shrub Hill Railway Station looks almost unrecognisable in 1949 with a different layout for its car park and Elgar House not yet being built.
The layout of the roads on the outskirts of the station also has changed with a road leading up the station with it being in central view.
A birdseye view of the station. (Image: Submitted) There are also images which celebrate Worcester Shrub Hills' first female driver and other workers busy working on locomotives.
A collection of trains named after Edward Elgar over the years. (Image: Submitted) 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."
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