SCRCA Structure 277420: Appleby North Signal Box (1951 - present)

Appleby North Signal Box: North elevation view

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Signal Box
Location Variant
Signal Box - LMS type 11c+
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Railway ops
Shown on a land plan?
No 
Construction / installation period
BR: Constructed by British Railways / British Rail between 1st January 1948 and 31st March 1994.
Distance from London St.Pancras
277 miles and 34 chains
Position relative to running lines
Up
Visibility
This location is PARTIALLY visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
Accessibility (ease of access)
Easy
Protection Category
Conservation Area Only
Geographic Location
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Context views

Appleby Signal Box: Context view from the south west during a short-lived snow storm.

Appleby Signal Box: Context view from the south west during a short-lived snow storm.

Appleby Signal Box: Context view from the south west in sun before a short snowstorm.

Appleby Signal Box: Context view from the south west in sun before a short snowstorm.

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

277420: Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the south

Appleby North Signal Box: Context view to the north

Appleby North Signal Box: Context view to the north

Appleby North Signal Box: Context view to the south

Appleby North Signal Box: Context view to the south

Appleby Junction: Context view from the southeast

Appleby Junction: Context view from the southeast

Appleby North Jn. from SE, with sidings, Signal Box, Joiners Shop & 275½ Milepost beyond.

Appleby North Jn. from SE, with sidings, Signal Box, Joiners Shop & 275½ Milepost beyond.

Appleby North Signal Box, Engineers' Sidings and 275½ Milepost, from the southeast.

Appleby North Signal Box, Engineers' Sidings and 275½ Milepost, from the southeast.

Appleby North Signal Box, Joiners' Shop and Sidings (former link to NER), from SE.

Appleby North Signal Box, Joiners' Shop and Sidings (former link to NER), from SE.

Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the north-west

Appleby North Signal Box: Context view from the north-west

Elevation views

Appleby North Signal Box: East elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: East elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: South elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: South elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: South-west elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: South-west elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box, elevation view from the southeast.

Appleby North Signal Box, elevation view from the southeast.

Appleby North Signal Box: North elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: North elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: North-west elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: North-west elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: South-east elevation view

Appleby North Signal Box: South-east elevation view

277420 Appleby North Signal Box (1951 - present): Elevation view from south

277420 Appleby North Signal Box (1951 - present): Elevation view from south

Early 1960s, probably 1963

277420: Appleby North Signal Box (1951 - present): Elevation view from the west

277420: Appleby North Signal Box (1951 - present): Elevation view from the west

Detail views

Appleby North Signal Box Interior Track layout panel

Appleby North Signal Box Interior Track layout panel

Appleby North Signal Box Interior: Lever frame

Appleby North Signal Box Interior: Lever frame

Appleby North Signal Box: Peeling paint on the east corner-post and walkway

Appleby North Signal Box: Peeling paint on the east corner-post and walkway

Cab-views

277420: Appleby North Signal Box (1951 - present): Cab-view video still

277420: Appleby North Signal Box (1951 - present):

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Further Reading (Snippets)

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2012-11-17 - SCRCA Notes: Temporary notes relating to the history of Appleby North Signal Box

2012-11-17 - SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 57) for 277420

2012-12-14 - SCRCA Note: Comparing the surviving signal boxes

2013-03-09 - SCRCA Note: Britain's signalling heritage: Network Rail Signal Box Database (2013)

2013-03-13 - SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Gough (1989) for 277420

2015-06-15 - SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 277420

2020-10-27 - SCRCA Note: Appleby North Signal Box repairs, Spring 2020
 

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