▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁War wick shire ▁Line . ▁These ▁services ▁covered ▁the ▁distance ▁in ▁just ▁over ▁ 2 ½ ▁hours , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁to ▁St . ▁James ▁to ▁which ▁a ▁connecting ▁service ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁H oney bourne ▁loc als ▁or ▁the ▁services ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁By ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁The ▁Corn ish man ▁express ▁was ▁calling ▁at ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁to ▁ ▁service . ▁The ▁susp ension ▁of ▁long - distance ▁services ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁closure ▁of ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁as ▁an ▁economy ▁measure ▁between ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁re open ing , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁renamed ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Sp a ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁lay ▁several ▁loop ▁sid ings ▁serving ▁a ▁two - road ▁engine ▁shed ▁and ▁co aling ▁stage . ▁Access ▁to ▁these ▁facilities ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁two ▁signal ▁boxes ▁- ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁East ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁Mal vern ▁Road ▁West ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁East ▁box ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁had ▁ 4 9 ▁le vers ; ▁it ▁had ▁replaced ▁the ▁Bay sh ill ▁signal ▁box ▁which ▁had ▁controlled ▁access ▁to