SCRCA Location Type: Signal Box

Location Type Code
SB

Signal boxes are essentially shelters constructed to house lever-frames and associated railway control equipment and to provide a degree of comfort for the human operators of that equipment. The lever-frames are used to operate points (more properly referred to as 'turnouts'), signals and level-crossing gates / barriers. For more information, please refer to the related article "What are railway signal boxes and why are they necessary?".

Signal boxes vary enormously in size, style and construction materials used, although many of the signal boxes within the SCRCA are timber-framed examples dating from the Midland Railway era (i.e. they were constructed during or before 1923).

Examples

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SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - Midland type 2a

Location ID: 259710

Ais Gill Signal Box

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

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - Midland type 2b

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - Midland type 4a

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - Midland type 4c

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - Other

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - BR (LMR) type 15

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - BR (LMR) type PB Plus

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - LMS type 11c

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - LMS type 11c Plus

SCRCA Location Variant: Signal Box - Unclassified

Location ID: 240930

Helwith Bridge Signal Box

Helwith Bridge Signal Box, north elevation.

Location ID: 247150

Ribblehead Signal Box

Ribblehead Signal Box and goods yard access pointwork from east.

Location ID: 253290

Dent Station Signal Box

Dent Station Signal Box and the adjacent 'Snow Huts', viewed from the southeast

Location ID: 269930

Crosby Garrett Signal Box

269930: Crosby Garrett Signal Box: Elevation view from the east

SCRCA Location Variant: Unknown

Location ID: 232580

Long Preston Signal Box

Long Preston Station Signal Box, viewed from the southeast.

Location ID: 238230

Stainforth Sidings Signal Box

Fowler 4F No. 43902 passing Stainforth Sidings Signal Box: Context view from NNW

Location ID: 274860

Ormside Signal Box

Ormside Signal Box, context view from the south (2).

Location ID: 307020

Petteril Goods Signal Box

Petteril Goods Signal Box, from the east-southeast.
 

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