WHAT'S IN THE BOX ?

Another day searching for historical railway signalboxes and today we bagged three . . . full technical details below for those who are interested.

If not, suffice to say that many signalboxes tend to have an upper operating room, complete with grand views on at least 3 sides, and a locking room underneath to store the lever system that operated old semaphore signals. The main image shows Wrawby Junction. Built in 1916 for the Grand Central Railway, it has 137 lever frames and maybe the second largest in Britain after Shrewsbury. However it is likely to be made redundant at any time.

Extra images include boxes at Brigg and Keadby Canal Junction.

The Brigg box was built in 1885 for the Manchester Sheffield &Lincolnshire Railway. It had 30 lever frames and closed in 1923. However it is open every Saturday for the 3 trains a week that pass through.

Keadby Canal Junction was built for the London & North East Railway in 1926. It was re-modelled in 2003.