A signal box in Haslemere is still used to control the railways after 130 years - but its days are numbered The landscape of Surrey's railways have changed significantly since the end of the 19th ...
With help from Marleston TAFE students and a handful of volunteers, the replica signal box is complete with working levers, telephones and fresh paint. Former Mitcham mayor Ivan Brooks, 72, has spent ...
If you've passed through Maidstone West Railway Station and taken a moment to glance up from your phone or newspaper you may have spotted a slightly shabby, off-white timber shed standing on a brick ...
The oldest working signal box in Cornwall - built 144 years ago at Par - is to close in spring 2024. Network Rail said it would close along with signal boxes at Lostwithiel and Truro as part of a ...
A 98-year-old tradition will end in the early hours of January 2, when the last worker signs off from the signal box at the Gardiner station level crossing. Yes, even in ultra-automated 2015, a human ...
Do you have a spare £54,000 in the bank? That’s the guide price of a grade-II listed Victorian railway signal box, which will soon be on sale at auction. Located at Torre station in Devon, the ...
Twenty-six of the UK's railway signal boxes have been granted Grade II listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Here are some of the historic structures that received listed ...
RAILWAY bosses have drafted in engineers from India to work on five Victorian signal boxes in Stockport. Twelve men have been flown in to make sure refitting work is finished on time. Network Rail ...
The landscape of Surrey's railways have changed significantly since the end of the 19th Century – but one signal box has stood the test of time. Still used to direct dozens of trains a day, the ...