Stations With A Signal Box

[uvarvu]

What about Stone Crossing? The cabin is still used by staff but I don't think for signalling purposes anymore.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

What about Stone Crossing? The cabin is still used by staff but I don't think for signalling purposes anymore.

Housed the bloke who controls the crossing when I was there in May - the pedestrian provision is a modern metal gate that just requires securing or releasing remotely, I'm not sure if the old wooden barriers that would allow traffic to pass through are still in useable condition!

 

[Joseph_Locke]

Crewe

Crewe? Crewe SCC is in a car park some 100m from Crewe station. The only 'boxes you can actually see from the station are the old South (redundant)and North (now a museum).

In its stead can I have Manchester Piccadilly SCC? Clearly visible from the station forecourt...

 

[Lukeo2311]

Ellesmere Port: visible from the end of the platforms
Hooton: not sure if still standing?

 

[cogload]

My comments regarding Truro and PZ have been covered. Re Salisbury, the building on the Island platform which looks like a signalbox wasn't.

Bournemouth (Old) is still standing and the old Southampton Central box was pretty adjacent. There are other examples of old SR boxes still standing proud..Winchester, Portsmouth Harbour and Tisbury.

 

[D Foster]

Effingham Junction Box remains trapped between over bridges - presumiably long out of commission.
Gomshall & Shere (ARP) Box remains as a very solid PWay "hut".
Did Oxted get a mention? It's a small nondescript brick building behind where the real Signalbox used to be.
Bexhill
Chatham
Dorchester South
Is Dartford still there or has it been demolished?

Droitwich Spa - visible from the platform but more easily from the overbridge
Shrewsbury - Crewe Junction - Crewe Bank (out of commission - rather out of sight) Severn Bridge. Abbey Foregate (visible from the platform ends).


Stoke-on-Trent
Uttoxeter
Sudbury
Tutbury
Stafford 4 and 5 are still there although out of use - both can be seen if you locate the correct platform ends.
Nantwich (Out of use)
Rugeley/Brereton Sdgs (Still there?)

Macclesfield
Worksop - old by the level crossing new at the other end of the platforms - pretending to be a cardboard box.
Buxton - just about in sight of the platforms
Furness Vale
Chapel-En-Le-Frith
Dinting

Rufford (although you might not spot it).
Bamber Bridge (works level crossing)
Birkdale

Melton Mowbray
Oakham

Blackpool
Poulton-le-Fylde

Abergele
Llandudno Jnct
Deganwy
Llandudno
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (only looks after the level crossing -- if it's still there).
Valley

If Crewe (pig pen) counts then so does Chester "Box". Similarly Derby - and Warrington is at least within the complex of lines - although it didn't control all of them when I was last there.

Was the thing that looks like it should have been a panel box at Aylesbury ever actually some variety of Signalbox?

Have Swinderby or any of the Lincoln boxes survived?

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London Underground - Farringdon

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GCR (Heritage) - Loughborough Central, Quorn & Woodhouse and Rothley.

Llangollen Railway - Llangollen (town), Glynfyfrdwy and Carog.

North York Moors - Goathland and Levisham.

Peak Rail - Darley Dale (the big box vanished!)

Gloucester & Worcester - Gotherington, Toddington, Winchcombe

Mid Hants - Alresford, Four Marks, Ropley and Alton

Bluebell Railway - Horsted Keynes and Sheffield Park

East Lancs - Ramsbottom - and (just about) Bury Bolton Street (better from the bridges).

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway - Bolton Abbey and Embsay.

North Norfolk - Sheringham (one by the level crossing and the main one visible from the road bridge at the other end) Weybourne and Holt.

Welshpool & Llanfair - Llanfair Caereinon

West Somerset - Blue Anchor, Washford, Willington (might be a groundframe) Crowcombe Heathfield and Bishops Lydeard

Nene Valley railway - Orton Mere and Wansford.

Kent & East Sussex - Tenterden, Rolvenden, Wittersham and Northiam

Churnett Valley Railway - Cheddleton.

The Midland Railway Centre has signalboxes and Signalbox shells all over the place.

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How many NR boxes that could have been in the listing have vanished in the last year?

 

[lincolnshire]

What about Brocklesby Signal Box its actually set in the middle of the island platform, ( not sure if all ready been listed in above post,s ) actual box now closed and station also closed but still very much in existence. An example of a box where you went down a few steps from the platform and entered the bottom room of the signal box and then up steps inside to enter the signal box operateing floor by lifting a trap door in the floor to stop the draught coming in the box upstairs.

Another example long gone was Stainforth & Hatfield signal box also set on island platform.

 

[leonardos84]

Dorking, feltham, Woking Guildford.

 

[8J]

Warrington Central - at the end of the down platform.
Glazebrook Eaat Jn - visible at the end of the Up platform

 

[LowLevel]

Swinderby is still there, both Stafford boxes have now been demolished and Uttoxeter is not visible from the platform being a little distance down the line.

 

[Francis]

On the Cumbrian Coast also: Askam, Foxfield, Silecroft, Bootle and Drigg, Carnforth

On the Blackpool line: Salwick

Lancs/Cheshire: Rainford, Liverpool South Parkway (Allerton), Runcorn, Runcorn East (Norton), St Helens Central (beyond bridge), Burscough Bridge, Edale (Derbyshire)

Settle and Carlisle: Settle (preserved box), Kirkby Stephen, Appleby, Armathwaite (out of use)

North Wales: Rhyl (2 boxes, one disused but listed), Penmaenmawr, Bangor, Ty Croes, Penyffordd (Wrexham line) in addition to those already mentioned. Llanfair PG is a small Gate Box and hardly visible from the station platforms.

Mid and South Wales: Whitland, Kidwelly, Pantyffynnon, Llandrindod Wells (disused), Tondu,

North East: Chathill (box disused but listed), Alnmouth, Haltwhistle, Bardon Mill, Haydon bridge, Hexham, Heighington, Shildon,

Yorkshire: Starbeck, Hammerton (just a cabin with frame on platform), Goole, Saltmarshe, Gilberdyke (under bridge) Broomfleet, Howden (boarded up), Hensall, Selby (Swing Bridge Box), Wakefield Kirkgate (don't bother!), Halifax, Keighley (on KWVR platform), Kiveton Park, Shireoaks (box disused), Cresswell (Notts)(Elmton & Cresswell Jc).

Lincs: Gainsborough Central, Brigg, Wainfleet, Boston (West Street Jc), Metheringham (Blankney box closed but listed). Barnetby (East box now closed), Stallingbrough (box closed), New Holland (Barrow Rd Gate Box)

Glasgow and South Western: Annan, Dumfries, Kirkconnel, New Cumnock, Kilmarnock (don't bother!), Barrhead. Stranraer Harbour.

Between Ely and Norwich the closed boxes were still standing this summer at these stations: Lakenheath, Brandon, Thetford, Eccles Road, Attleborough, Spooner Row and Wymondham. Notices were attached to Harling Road box announcing demolition for June.

Dullingham box between Cambridge and Newmarket is on the platform. Foxton Gate Box is across the A10 LC from the station. Cromer no longer in use but listed.

West: Crediton

Southern: Ryde St John's Road, Maidstone West (slightly round a curve from the platform south end), Snodland, Ramsgate, Bognor Regis, Woolston.

Midlands: Lichfield Trent Valley (High Level), Hereford, Princes Risborough (disused)

Scotland: also Keith. Huntly box isn't visible from station.

TfL: Chesham

Wasn't Nantwich box removed to a signalling training centre in Crewe? Hooton is demolished and replaced by a grey box.

 

[trash80]

Now disused but i love the one at Liverpool St tube station.