Romsey signal box

The Romsey signal box is now a small museum.

Until 1982 Romsey Signal Box controlled the railway junction at Romsey in Hampshire, with passenger and freight trains running between Southampton and Salisbury and a branch line leading down to Eastleigh. The resignalling works carried out by British Rail meant that the box wasn’t needed any more, and it was scheduled for demolition. Romsey & District Buildings Preservation Trust stepped in and bought the signal box and its lever frame, and with the co-operation of the local authorities the signal box was lifted into the grounds of the adjacent infants school. The Friends of Romsey Signal Box then became involved and restored the signalling equipment to working order.