Network Rail has teamed up with contractor Murphy to renovate Victorian platform canopies at Great Malvern station in Worcestershire.

The project was part a £5m investment to improve the station for passengers.

The teams replaced overhead glazing, completed structural strengthening and repainted the ornate ironwork on both of the station's platform canopies.

The project which was supported by West Midlands Railway, Wychavon District Council and part funded by the Railway Heritage Trust, began in April 2022 and was completed shortly before Christmas.

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The station was opened by the Worcester and Hereford Railway in 1860 and was awarded Grade II listed building status in 1969.

Despite being 162 years old, the station has retained many of its original Victorian features – including elaborate cast-iron girders supported by impressive sculptures of floral arrangements. Each of the floral arrangements were carefully removed and brought back to life by a specialist company before being refitted at the station.

Cathleen Meehan, scheme project manager at Network Rail, said: "Great Malvern is such a beautiful station and it’s been a pleasure to watch this project bring the station back to its former glory for passengers. We’ve worked closely with our partners to make sure the careful restoration work has been in keeping with the original features. Hopefully local people and tourists travelling to the area and nearby Malvern Hills will agree that the station looks wonderful and is an example of railway heritage in which we can all take pride."