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  • Britain's signalling heritage

    We are working with heritage organisations to document the history and way of life associated with signal boxes

    1. Dorking signal boxSurrey, Southern Railway type 13, built 1938 Dorking signal box, Surrey
    2. Tay Bridge South signal boxFife, North British Railway type 2a, built 1887Tay Bridge South signal box
    3. Birmingham New Street signal boxWest Midlands, British Railways London Midland Region power box, built 1966 Birmingham New Street signal box
    4. Abergele and Pensarn signal box,Clwyd, London & North Western Railway type 4, built 1903Abergele and Pensarn signal box
    5. Howsham signal boxHowsham, Lincolnshire. North Eastern Railway type S1b signal box, built c1873Howsham signal box
    6. Heaton Norris signal boxLever frame at Heaton Norris signal box, Cheshire. British Rail (London Midland Region) type 14 signal box, built 1955Heaton Norris
    7. Settle Junction signal boxSettle, North Yorkshire. Midland Railway type 4c, built 1913Settle Junction signalbox
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  • The consolidation of more than 800 signal boxes into 14 state of the art rail operating centres begins the next chapter in the history of signalling on Britain’s railway. The introduction of a new rail traffic management technology in these centres will improve both capacity and performance on the railway network.

    We've been working with English Heritage, Historic Scotland, Cadw (Welsh Assembly Government) and the National Railway Museum to make sure there is a record of signal boxes for future generations.

    Here you'll find information and links that relate to the history of signal boxes from their very earliest days to the present.

  • Lincoln East

    Signal box database

    Here you will find a searchable database of signal boxes, which we have compiled with assistance from the Signalling Record Society.

    Signal box database
    Severn Bridge Junction

    Signal box reviews

    Here you will find reviews of signal boxes conducted by heritage organisations.

    Read the English Heritage report
     
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    Contact us

    If you are interested in acquiring a particular signal box please contact our asset disposal team by email.

    If your enquiry is about the history of signalling or the project as a whole please contact our archive team by email.

    Email us about the project
    Melton Mowbray Lever Frame

    Photo gallery

    Our Flickr site containing photographs of signal boxes taken by Charles Weightman in the course of his work as national signals principals engineer at Network Rail.

    Photo gallery