St Albans South Signal Box - Open Days and other news 2011

[John Webb]

Website Updated:
The website of the St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust has recently undergone a major revision - do have a look at: http://www.sigbox.co.uk - no change to the URL, by the way, but you will be transfered to the new site.

2011 got off to a flying start with some 700 visitors during January and our 5000th recorded visitor at our February open afternoon.

The box is next open on March 13th, 2 to 5pm, and then on the 10th and 24th of April, also 2-5pm. Entry is FREE - donations always welcomed, of course!

See the website for location information, access etc.

 

[John Webb]

The first update this year we can sensibly show pictures of:

The 'light-up' of the first stage of our colour light signalling demonstration. The picture above shows the first signal and it's associated banner repeater both showing 'Danger'.

The Colour light signal showing a 'Double Yellow' and the Banner Repeater showing 'Clear'.

We expect the whole demonstration will running by Easter (24th April).

Open Afternoons in April are the 10th and the 24th, 2-5pm both days. See our website http://www.sigbox.co.uk for more information, location details etc.

 

[richa2002]

Looking good! Are those signals the ones that the LED ones have replaced recently?

 

[John Webb]

Looking good! Are those signals the ones that the LED ones have replaced recently?

The signals were donated by Network Rail a couple of years ago after work in the Luton area. The record cards in the heads indicate these signals date from the 1979 resignalling/electrification works. I assume that they were replaced by LED heads, but haven't been through Luton for somewhile now, so can't confirm.

 

[richa2002]

Thanks! Interesting stuff.

 

[j0hn0]

Hi John

I will pop down and visit very soon, thanks for bringing this to my attention in the other thread

 

[westcoaster]

Only the signals at the north end on Luton on the new gantry are led's (p1-3), the only other led's in that area are leagrave station signals. The banner repeater is from the up slow line adjacent to the platform.

 

[John Webb]

Just a reminder that we're open on Sunday April 10th, 2-5pm.

All our colour light signals should be working by then!