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Stalybridge box to the east of Manchester is a lever fram e box operating colour light signals. The box on the northern TPE route to Leeds and Manchester works mainly TCB but also AB to Ashton Moss North. Here trains can be routed to Victoria via Ashton Moss North or Picadilly via Guide Bridge.
Unfortunately due to close in November 2012 as part of the East Manchester resignalling.
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Ashton Moss North Jct
Ashton Moss North Jct on the north eastern edge of Manchester works the Victoria to Stalybridge route and is absolute block with semaphores. This is a junction also for the route to Guide Bridge and was once an outpost of 1500v DC overhead wiring to a small yard here.
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Ashburys Box on the Manchester (Piccadilly) to Guide Bridge line closed Sunday 18th September 2011. This box control routes to Guide Bridge (Stalybridge and the former Woodhead line beyond), the route to Romiley (New Mills beyond and once the main route from Sheffield) and also the connectionto the Victoria lines via Philips Park Jct).
A Grade 5 NX panel also control daily aggregates trains in to the adjacent stone terminal and the western entrance to Adwick TPE depot.
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BeightonStation
Beighton Station box on the freight line from Woodhouse junction to Chesterfield via Barrow Hill.
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Bingham
Bingham Box on the Grantham to Nottingham line. An A.B. box working to Bottesford West and Rectory Junction.
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Bingham
Bingham Box on the Grantham to Nottingham line. An A.B. box working to Bottesford West and Rectory Junction.
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Bingham
Bingham Box on the Grantham to Nottingham line. An A.B. box working to Bottesford West and Rectory Junction.
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Bottesford West
Bottesford West box on the Grantham to Nottingham line. The last remaining of four boxes at all compass points this box was retained to control the junction with the freight line to Newark (now closed). A lever frame controls semaphore and colour lights.
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Bottesford West
Bottesford West box on the Grantham to Nottingham line. The last remaining of four boxes at all compass points this box was retained to control the junction with the freight line to Newark (now closed). A lever frame controls semaphore and colour lights.
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Brereton Sidings
Brereton Sidings located on the `Chase` line at Rugely Town station is an AB box which works to Stoke PSB and Hednesford.
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Buxton
Buxton box which controls Buxton station andthe the branchesto Peak Forest and Dowlow.
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Chapel en le Frrith
Chapel on le Frith on the Buxton to Manchester line between Buxton and Furness Vale. October 2007
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Chinley
The next box to the west is New Mills South which is behind the hill in the background. The light of greate Manchester can be seen in thebackground of the pictures.
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Chinley
The green cabin is not connected to box but is the home of the Chinley Mobile Ops Managers.
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Chinley
Chinley on the Sheffield to Manchester `Hope Valley` line. This box is on the western side of the triangular junction to Great Rocks and Peak Forest. Works to Edale and New Mills South on the Hope Valley lines and Great Rocks Jct to the south on the Peak Forest/Tunstead lines. There is a switch panel with TCB exect to edale which is AB working.
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Clipstone
Clipstone on the Shirebrook to Thoresby line, the next box from Thoresby towards Shirebrook. This box stands at the triangular junction the southern conergence leads to to the former Mansfield Concentration sidings and to various collieries all now closed. The box also controls the re-opened Welbeck line, trains having to pass the box twice travelling to and from Thoresby to run round.
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Dinting Station Box
Dinting sation Signalbox on the Manchester to Glossop / hadfield line. The Box is on the Hadfield platform which is the route of the former `Woodhead` line to Sheffield.
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Dinting Signal Box
Dinting Signal Box on the Manchester to Glossop / Hadfield line (ex Woodhead route). August 2007)
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Coundon Road
Coundon Road in Coventry on the Coventry to Nuneaton line. Fringes to Satley (ex Coventry PSB) and in the north to Hawkesbury Lane (or Three Spires when switched in). Due to close May 09
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Dinting Signal Box
Dinting Signal Box on the Manchester to Glossop / Hadfield line (ex Woodhead route). August 2007)
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Earles Sidings
Earles Sidings on the Hope valley line between Sheffield and Manchester
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Earles Sidings
Earles Sidings on the Hope valley line between Sheffield and Manchester
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Earles Sidings
Earles Sidings on the Hope valley line between Sheffield and Manchester
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Edgeley No2
Edgeley No2 just south of Stockport station. This`Absolute Block` box is one of the busiest in the country with 30-40 trains an hour worked by bells, indicators and levers.
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Elmton & Cresswell Jn
Elmton and Cresswell on the Robin Hood Line betwen Worksop and Mansfield. This box works to Worksop PSB in the north and Shirebrook Jn to the south.
A former Junction box for the now closed line to Staveley some of is still in situe by the box.
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Elmton & Cresswell Jn
Elmton and Cresswell on the Robin Hood Line betwen Worksop and Mansfield. This box works to Worksop PSB in the north and Shirebrook Jn to the south.
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Elmton & Cresswell Jn
Elmton and Cresswell on the Robin Hood Line betwen Worksop and Mansfield. This box works to Worksop PSB in the north and Shirebrook Jn to the south.
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Falsgrave (Scarborough)
Shaw and Crompton on the now closed Manchester -Oldham - Rochdale line. Closed in October 2009 and demolished in the Summer of 2010. Parts of the former trackbed will be converted to a tram system.
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Furness Vale
Furness Vale on the Manchester to Buxton Line between Hazel Grove and Chapel en le frith boxes
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Great Rocks Junction
Great Rocks Junction next to the Tunstead works in the Derbyshire Peak District.
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Great Rocks Jct.
Great Rocks Junction on the freight only line between Buxton and Chinley
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Grindleford
Grindleford on the Hope valley line between Sheffield and Manchester
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Guide Bridge NX panel box on the eastern edge of Manchester due to close November 20th 2011.
It controls the lines from Manchester Picadilly to the former Woodhesd route and to Leeds vis Stalybridge. Additional lines from Romiley and the route from Stckport (Heaton Norris Jct ) join from the western end.
Once the site of the DC 1500v elctrifiefied stabling sidngs the now stands some way back from the nearest lines.
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Hawkesbury Lane
Hawkesbury Lane near Bedworth on the Nuneaton to Coventry line. Works AB both th Rugby IECC to the north and Coundon Road (or Three Spires) to the south.
Due to close May 09.
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Hawkesbury Lane
Hawkesbury Lane near Bedworth on the Nuneaton to Coventry line. Works AB both th Rugby IECC to the north and Coundon Road (or Three Spires) to the south.
Due to close May 09.
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Hawkesbury Lane
Hawkesbury Lane near Bedworth on the Nuneaton to Coventry line. Works AB both th Rugby IECC to the north and Coundon Road (or Three Spires) to the south.
Due to close May 09.
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Hickleton
Hickleton on the Sheffield to York line fringing to Sheffield in the south and works to Moorthorpe in the north
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Hickleton
Hickleton on the Sheffield to York line fringing to Sheffield in the south and works to Moorthorpe in the north
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Hickleton
Hickleton on the Sheffield to York line fringing to Sheffield in the south and works to Moorthorpe in the north
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Kiveton Park
KIveton Park Signal Box on the Lincoln - Retford - Sheffield line. August 2007
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Kiveton Park
KIveton Park Signal Box on the Lincoln - Retford - Sheffield line. August 2007
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Lichfield Trent Valley
Lichfield Trent Valley at the low level station on the WCML. A lever frame box working colour light signals this box has been drastically reduced in it`s duties due to the removal of lines and equipment. Working to Tamworth in the south and Colwich to the north. The connection to the high level line is still in situe but is out of use. This box is due to close in Spring 2008.
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Lock Lane crossing
Lock Lane crossing near Long Eaton on the Chellaston line from Sheet Stores Jn to North Dtaffs Jn avoiding Derby.Due to close December 2009 this box controls the adjacent crossing only.
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Lock Lane crossing
Lock Lane crossing near Long Eaton on the Chellaston line from Sheet Stores Jn to North Dtaffs Jn avoiding Derby.Due to close December 2009 this box controls the adjacent crossing only.
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Lock Lane crossing
Lock Lane crossing near Long Eaton on the Chellaston line from Sheet Stores Jn to North Dtaffs Jn avoiding Derby.Due to close December 2009 this box controls the adjacent crossing only.
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Mantle Lane
Mantle Lane in Coalville Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton on Trent freight line. Works to Bardon Hill to the east and Moira West towards Burton.
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Mantle Lane
Mantle Lane in Coalville Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton on Trent freight line. Works to Bardon Hill to the east and Moira West towards Burton.
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Mantle Lane
Mantle Lane in Coalville Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton on Trent freight line. Works to Bardon Hill to the east and Moira West towards Burton.
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Moss crossing (ECML)
Moss on the ECML north of Doncaster is an ex N.E.R. signal box downgraded in 1970 to gate box status. Until 2009 this box still retain a lever frame but now houses an IFS panel.
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New Mills South
New Mils South on the heffitld to Manchester Hope valley route. This box controls the routes towards Manchester via New Mills Central or Stockport (Hazel Grove)
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Manton Junction
Manton Junction on the Peterborough to Leicester (Sysyton Jct) line. At the junction with the line to Corby and Kettering it is an NX panel box.
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Melton Mowbray (Melton Station)
Melton Mowbray on the Peterborough to Leicester line. This box works AB to Frisby and Whissendine. A lever frame with some colour lights worked from switches. The box also controls the ground frame for the Old Dalby test track to the west.
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New Mills South
New Mils South on the heffitld to Manchester Hope valley route. This box controls the routes towards Manchester via New Mills Central or Stockport (Hazel Grove)
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New Mills South
New Mils South on the heffitld to Manchester Hope valley route. This box controls the routes towards Manchester via New Mills Central or Stockport (Hazel Grove)
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New Mills South
New Mils South on the heffitld to Manchester Hope valley route. This box controls the routes towards Manchester via New Mills Central or Stockport (Hazel Grove)
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Maltby Colliery
Maltby Colliery box on the freight only `South Yorkshire Joint` line from Brancliffe Jct (Worksop) to Doncaster. This box also controls the Harworth colliery branch which diverges north of the box.
Jan 2008
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Oakenshaw Box
Oakenshaw Box near Crofton just east of Wakefield. Due to close December 2007.
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Oakenshaw Box
Oakenshaw Box near Crofton just east of Wakefield. Due to close December 2007.
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Oakenshaw Box
Oakenshaw Box near Crofton just east of Wakefield. Due to close December 2007.
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Oldham
Oldham Box due to close on 3rd October 2009 due to the rebuilding of parts of the Rochdale loop line in to the Metrolink tram line extension. A IFS panel box working to Manchester North and Shaw boxes.
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Ranskill
Ranskill Box near Retford controls CCTV crossings between Retford and Doncaster.
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Rectory Junction
Rectory Junction on the Nottingham (Netherfield Jn) to Grantham Line. This box controls the access to Colwick oil terminal but in the past the line to Cotgrave colliery and Colwick yard and depo accesses. Working absolute block either way to Bingham and Netherfield Junction.
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Rectory Junction
Rectory Junction on the Nottingham (Netherfield Jn) to Grantham Line. This box controls the access to Colwick oil terminal but in the past the line to Cotgrave colliery and Colwick yard and depo accesses. Working absolute block either way to Bingham and Netherfield Junction.
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Rectory Junction
Rectory Junction on the Nottingham (Netherfield Jn) to Grantham Line. This box controls the access to Colwick oil terminal but in the past the line to Cotgrave colliery and Colwick yard and depo accesses. Working absolute block either way to Bingham and Netherfield Junction.
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Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton on the now closed Manchester -Oldham - Rochdale line. Closed in October 2009 and demolished in the Summer of 2010. Parts of the former trackbed will be converted to a tram system.
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Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton on the now closed Manchester -Oldham - Rochdale line. Closed in October 2009 and demolished in the Summer of 2010. Parts of the former trackbed will be converted to a tram system.
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Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton on the now closed Manchester -Oldham - Rochdale line. Closed in October 2009 and demolished in the Summer of 2010. Parts of the former trackbed will be converted to a tram system.
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Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton on the now closed Manchester -Oldham - Rochdale line. Closed in October 2009 and demolished in the Summer of 2010. Parts of the former trackbed will be converted to a tram system.
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Shirebrook Junction
Shirebrook Junction showing the high level approach as well as the steps to track level. This view looking south.
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Shirebrook Junction
Shirebrook Junction on the Nottingham to Worksop `Robin Hood Line`. This lever box works Absolute Block to Elmton & Cresswell in the north and to Kirkby Summit box to the south. Shirebrook Junction also controls the line to Clipstone (TCB) which diverges between the Station and the box.
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Shirebrook Junction
This view shows the line to Clipstone (and finally Thoresby) which originally continued via High Marham Power Station to Lincoln.
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Stapleford & Sandiacre
The largest ground frame box in the country situated just north of Toton TMD betwen Nottingham and Derby. Due to close in October 2009
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Thoresby Signal Box
Thoresby Box near Edwinstow in Nottinghamshire. This box is on the now truncated Shirebrook to High Marnham line and the line is now closed beyond this box toward High Marnham. Coal trains to Thoresby and Welbeck Collieries are run round at the sidings here.
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Thoresby
Thoresby Box near Edwinstow in Nottinghamshire. This box is on the now truncated Shirebrook to High Marnham line and the line is now closed beyond this box toward High Marnham. Coal trains to Thoresby and Welbeck Collieries are run round at the sidings here.
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Thoresby
Thoresby Box near Edwinstow in Nottinghamshire. This box is on the now truncated Shirebrook to High Marnham line and the line is now closed beyond this box toward High Marnham. Coal trains to Thoresby and Welbeck Collieries are run round at the sidings here.
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Retford Thrumpton on the low level lines near to Retford station. An panel box which works to Worksop PSB and West Burton ( Gainsborough Trent when West Burton switched out) also fringes to Doncaster PSB for trains which run to the High level.
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Tinsley Yard Panel
Tinsley Yard panel box in Sheffield controls the remaining lines at the former Tinsley marshalling yards.
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Totley Tunnel East
Totley Tunnel East near Sheffield on the Hope Valley line to Manchester. Near the Western portal of Totley tunnel it fringes with Sheffield PSB and works absolute block to Grindleford on the other side ofthe tunnel.
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Totley Tunnel East
Totley Tunnel East near Sheffield on the Hope Valley line to Manchester. Near the Western portal of Totley tunnel it fringes with Sheffield PSB and works absolute block to Grindleford on the other side ofthe tunnel.
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Woodhouse Junction near Sheffield on the line to Worksop where the line to Beighton and Chesterfield diverges.