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Ollerton Station Signal Box Track Diagram

I visited this box on 28 October 1966. I visited 9 boxes that day, see my "boxes visited" log.

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Historical stuff:

 

1896 - Box opened.

No. 3 signal was Up Platform Starter, 18 was disc from Up Dock, through points 19 scissored across 16 to Up main with set back disc 20. 26 was Down Platform Starter.

By 9 June 1969 all points and disc signals were removed.

3 August 1969 - Box closed.

 

My external photo of the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52162847468/in/album-...

 

Two old views of the Station area with glimpses of the box can be seen here:

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An additional Link about this box can be seen here

www.signalboxes.com/ollerton-station-and-signalbox.php

 

The Sectional Appendix page is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51733231274/in/photos...

 

The quite accurate location of the box was 465056 (Easting) 366819 (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....

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