Signal Box Photos

[Vanfit]

Church Stretton

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

Heckington, between Boston and Sleaford, GNR, 8 Aug 1979

Edited December 15, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce

[Michael Hodgson]

Makes a change to see this box from an angle omitting the windmill!

[LNERGE]

5 hours ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

Heckington, between Boston and Sleaford, GNR, 8 Aug 1979

 

[Tim V]

Awre, between Gloucester and Chepstow.

[Michael Hodgson]

The absence of the box board in the photo above implies it was not an operational box at the time. 

I seem to recall Awre crossing was boarded up last time I was there several years ago.

I was under the impression it was in use as PW stores or similar. 

 

[Tim V]

Yes, it's non operational, but there are plenty of other closed boxes in this thread.

[Tim V]

Tenby 1980.

 

I like this view at the other end, very atmospheric.

[Davexoc]

On 15/12/2021 at 10:27, Michael Hodgson said:

Makes a change to see this box from an angle omitting the windmill!

 

I think you'd be hard pressed to get much of the box from that angle these days. The background is nothing like that these days either. Unless the foliage has been hacked back in the 12 years since this image was taken, and no windmill in this one either.....

 

Edited April 7, 2022 by Davexoc
Photo restored

[Coach bogie]

10 hours ago, Davexoc said:

 

I think you'd be hard pressed to get much of the box from that angle these days. The background is nothing like that these days either. Unless the foliage has been hacked back in the 12 years since this image was taken, and no windmill in this one either.....

 

And the signal has been changed for the modern alloy, all safety scaffolding style semaphore.

 

Mike Wiltshire

[Poor Old Bruce]

I,ve got pictures of the Sleaford boxes somewhere but not for today so we jump to Rauceby, GNR, 8 Aug 1979.

 

[Tim V]

A visit to South Wales, Taff Well 1986.

 

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

Honington Junction, GNR, 8 Aug 1979

[4069]

On 17/12/2021 at 17:30, Tim V said:

A visit to South Wales, Taff Well 1986.

 

 

That's Walnut Tree Junction

[corneliuslundie]

Rather a long delay, as I have been doing a lot of database work for a publishing project. But now up to page 70.

One or two unidentified.

Signalboxes.xls

Jonathan

[Poor Old Bruce]

Barkston East Junction, GNR, 8 Aug 1979.

[Tim V]

Hot off the scanner, Colthrop Crossing and a manned gate crossing (not a signal box) at Minety - 1999.

 

[96701]

I don't suppose for a moment that Brock box is still standing by the WCML as it was in the mid seventies.

 

 

Edited April 18, 2022 by 96701

[Tim V]

Further slides hot off the scanner:

Aberbeeg in 1997. My picture from 1982 on page 10 of this thread.

 

Abergavenny in 1997.

[Tim V]

Just checked Street View and this gorgeous cabin at Minety has been replaced by a featureless portacabin. Copyright forbids me from posting the after picture, but here is a link.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6252637,-1.9802649,3a,66.9y,6.38h,84.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8Xy5KzWh_5mXO0vsDjJNUw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

I can say that the flower baskets seem to be common to both cabins. 

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

Merry Christmas to everybody.

 

Allington Junction, GNR, 8 Aug 1979

[Tim V]

Winchcombe in 2002, interior was on page 13 of this thread.

This box is a replica, a picture of the Winchcombe site in 1980 - note no box (and no station)!

[roundhouse]

Blankney signal box at Metheringham station back in 1987 on the Lincoln to Peterborough line.

 

I was surprised to see it still standing today as we went past on the train. However all the station buildings have gone with just modern shelters on the extended platforms

[Michael Hodgson]

1 hour ago, Tim V said:

Winchcombe in 2002, interior was on page 13 of this thread.

 

This box is a replica, a picture of the Winchcombe site in 1980 - note no box (and no station)!

 

I remember Winchcombe station as a coal merchants yard for many years in Monmouth. 

The site of Troy station is now housing.

[Michael Hodgson]

1 hour ago, roundhouse said:

Blankney signal box at Metheringham station back in 1987 on the Lincoln to Peterborough line.

 

 

Note the number of wires on the telegraph pole.