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Plate 21 shows Stainforth Siding in April 1955, looking north. The signal box is an LMS patten all-timber box, constructed in 1950 which replaced a Midland box of 1898. The 1950 box contained a 20 lever Midland tappet frame (6in centres) recovered from Ashchurch. Closure of the signal box finally took place on 29 September 1963.
Plate 22 shows the 1898 signal box. The box was a standard Midland box 16ft 6ins x 11ft 6in x 8ft with a 16 lever tumbler frame.
Figure 6 is a diagram of the layout at Stainforth Siding, based upon a Midland Railway survey of 1913.
Figure 7 is a signalling diagram for Stainforth, based upon information for 1963.
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