SCRCA structure 259710: Ais Gill Signal Box

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Elevation view from the south

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Signal Box
Location Variant
Signal Box - Midland type 2a
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Demolished
Shown on a land plan?
Yes 
Construction / installation period
3: MR operational phase (1st Jan 1877 to 31st Dec 1922)
Distance from London St.Pancras
259 miles and 57 chains
Position relative to running lines
Down
Visibility
This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
Accessibility (ease of access)
Easy
Protection Category
Not Applicable - demolished or relocated
Geographic Location
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Context views

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the south east

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the south east

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the south east

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the south east

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the north

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the north

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the south east

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the south east

Ais Gill Signal Box and Platelayers' Hut: Context view from the south-east

Ais Gill Signal Box and Platelayers' Hut: Context view from the south-east

Ais Gill Signal Box and Sidings, context view from SSE with 46 184.

Ais Gill Signal Box and Sidings, context view from SSE with 46 184.

Ais Gill Signal Box and Sidings, context view from northeast with 40 382.

Ais Gill Signal Box and Sidings, context view from northeast with 40 382.

March 1984

Ais Gill Signal Box and Sidings, context view from north with a class 31.

Ais Gill Signal Box and Sidings, context view from north with a class 31.

Early 1960s, probably 1963

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the north east

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Context view from the north east

August 1953

Ais Gill summit signs, signal box and lie-by sidings, context from NW.

Ais Gill summit signs, signal box and lie-by sidings, context from NW.

Date Unknown

'Up' express passing Ais Gill signal box and the 'down' lie-by siding

'Up' express passing Ais Gill signal box and the 'down' lie-by siding

Date Unknown

Ais Gill Signal Box from south, with a mixed goods train in 'Down' lie-by siding

Ais Gill Signal Box from south, with a mixed goods train in 'Down' lie-by siding

Elevation views

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Elevation view from the north

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Elevation view from the north

Early 1960s, probably 1963

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Elevation view from the south

259710: Ais Gill Signal Box: Elevation view from the south

Detail views

Ais Gill Signal Box: Interior view of the frame-room

Ais Gill Signal Box: Interior view of the frame-room

Ais Gill Signal Box: Interior view showing the lever frame

Ais Gill Signal Box: Interior view showing the lever frame

Cab-views

Ais Gill Signal Box

Ais Gill Signal Box

Associated Locations

Further Reading (Snippets)

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- SCRCA Note: Ais Gill signal box relocated to the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley (Derbyshire)

- SCRCA Note: Listed status of the former Ais Gill Signal Box (now Butterley G.F.)

- SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 259710
 

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