New Hucknall Colliery Signal Box Diagram
I first visited this box on 21 February 1966. I visited 3 boxes that day, see my "boxes visited" log.
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51602593738/in/album-...
Some history:
10 February 1893 - Agreement made between the Midland Railway and the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway for the MS&L Rly to use part of the MR Blackwell Branch for their New Hucknall Branch - see Midland Railway Study Centre item description here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52092803708/in/album-...
18 April 1893 - First box here opened. It was 20 levers and gates were worked by a wheel.
??-??-???? - This box new - but this design of signal box (LMR type 15) only dates from 1954. A picture of an SBD stamped 17 December 1963 also has the original (assumed) scheme number on it: DB/928/57 which would infer a 1957 scheme so possibly new box 1958? Gates were worked by hand from the new box. The 1963 SBD is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52093270540/in/album-...
4 December 1966 - Key Token working introduced from Blackwell East Jn, previously Train Staff from B Winning.
3 October 1971 - Changed to One Engine In Steam staff and the signal box reclassified as a ground frame.
5 November 1980 - Demolished in an accident, ground frame provided. I understand that the ‘unplanned demise’ of the box happened due to kids releasing the brakes on wagons left in the colliery sidings.
28 February 1981 - Pit closed but trains continued to access New Hucknall tip up on the ex GCR line via reversal.
15 August 1982 - All closed, line severed at Blackwell East Junction.
There is an undated MR signalling sketch. However, the style of drawing number places it as being pre 1920 www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52093270575/in/album-...
My external photo of the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52092767941/in/album-...
My photo taken inside the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52091739077/in/album-...
An external photo of the box can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/29644579@N07/6948130494/in/photolis...
The Sectional Appendix pages are here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51645363867/in/datepo...
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The quite accurate location of the box was 446825 (Easting) 358346 (Northing), seen here on the NLS maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=53....
A more detailed 25 inch to the mile map is here maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=53....
New Hucknall Colliery Signal Box Diagram
I first visited this box on 21 February 1966. I visited 3 boxes that day, see my "boxes visited" log.
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51602593738/in/album-...
Some history:
10 February 1893 - Agreement made between the Midland Railway and the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway for the MS&L Rly to use part of the MR Blackwell Branch for their New Hucknall Branch - see Midland Railway Study Centre item description here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52092803708/in/album-...
18 April 1893 - First box here opened. It was 20 levers and gates were worked by a wheel.
??-??-???? - This box new - but this design of signal box (LMR type 15) only dates from 1954. A picture of an SBD stamped 17 December 1963 also has the original (assumed) scheme number on it: DB/928/57 which would infer a 1957 scheme so possibly new box 1958? Gates were worked by hand from the new box. The 1963 SBD is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52093270540/in/album-...
4 December 1966 - Key Token working introduced from Blackwell East Jn, previously Train Staff from B Winning.
3 October 1971 - Changed to One Engine In Steam staff and the signal box reclassified as a ground frame.
5 November 1980 - Demolished in an accident, ground frame provided. I understand that the ‘unplanned demise’ of the box happened due to kids releasing the brakes on wagons left in the colliery sidings.
28 February 1981 - Pit closed but trains continued to access New Hucknall tip up on the ex GCR line via reversal.
15 August 1982 - All closed, line severed at Blackwell East Junction.
There is an undated MR signalling sketch. However, the style of drawing number places it as being pre 1920 www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52093270575/in/album-...
My external photo of the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52092767941/in/album-...
My photo taken inside the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52091739077/in/album-...
An external photo of the box can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/29644579@N07/6948130494/in/photolis...
The Sectional Appendix pages are here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51645363867/in/datepo...
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51953349062/in/photos...
The quite accurate location of the box was 446825 (Easting) 358346 (Northing), seen here on the NLS maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=53....
A more detailed 25 inch to the mile map is here maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=53....