Switching out Elmton & Creswell Jct Signalbox

[@POON3345]

Thank you for sharing. Many signal boxes are now long demolished or out of use due to CTC.

[@Dave.Thatcher1]

LOl.....I got a "Form 1" for switching out my Box 30 minutes early at "Leigham Jnc" (Southern Region) back in the late 1960's.

[@79Lamplighter]

Thanks for sharing I had spent a few hours in my time as lampman 1979-1985 then as stores supervisor mad 1991-till 6-93 when I went off sick and had to retire on 18-12-93 happy days on BR worked with some grand people male and female

[@Pelikan91]

Beautiful !!!!

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

Good evening, it is not yet entirely clear to me whether those old electric block systems (Absolute block system, if I am not mistaken) with a wooden case were or were not influenced by the passage of trains for the purpose of occupying and freeing the section (block) towards to which and from which the train was respectively headed or from which the train came. Furthermore, it is not clear whether there is an electrical connection between the lever that controls the opening of the starting signal and the apparatus with wooden case. In other words, was it possible to pull the lever that activated the starting signal towards you without first having received electrical consent from the next station? However, it is common ground that where there is a token block it is possible to activate the lever that opens the starting signal even before having handed over the token to the driver, unless there is an error on my part. Thank you very much for your availability and collaboration

[@paulcharlton4788]

You might be interested to to know that NR interviewed for a new signaller for the Creswell box last week.

[@railwayruss]

Are they opening it again?

[@paulcharlton4788]

Russell Ashmore No one seems to know exactly what’s going on! I’ve heard they might be using it as a training box.

[@funandamazing6889]

Rrghyghg

[@PositionLight]

Funny how they never just went to a telephone...or automatic block signaling.

[@NewBuildmini]

There are telephones, but they are used in certain cases, e.g when specific or detailed information is required. Bell codes are quicker, especially when it comes to routine tasks like offering and accepting trains. In modern boxes/centres they are still used as backup when the commucation links fail. Most signalling nowadays is Track Circuit Block (TCB) with automatic signals. Mechanical signalling has only survived on secondary lines with lower traffic levels.

[@tracya4087]

very sad day

[@meherbabagod3732]

💖💖💘💘❤❤

[@Chrisakatimetraveler2013]

Where is that