Percy Main North Signal Box Track Diagram

I visited this box on 2 August 1966. I visited 7 boxes that day, see my "boxes visited" log.

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I don't know anything about the history of this box.

On 12 May 1980 the main line to Percy Main closed.

What I don't know is if, on this date, there was anything left for Percy Main North to control or whether it also closed that day.

Earsdon Junction to the Docks closed 31 August 1983.

So, Percy Main North box closed on a date between 12 May 1980 (most likely) and 31 August 1983.

 

The line reopened about 1991 as The North Tyneside (or Stephenson) Steam Railway.

 

My external photo of the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52193584734/in/album-...

 

My photo taken inside the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52193584889/in/album-...

 

A 1979 photo taken from the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/sassaby/8560999473/in/photolist-dMM...

 

Information about the Stephenson Steam Railway is here stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/

 

The Sectional Appendix pages are here:

Main Line towards Howdon-on-Tyne

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Line from Seghill to Northumberland Dock

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The quite accurate location of the box was 433564 (Easting) 567569 (Northing), seen here on the NLS maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=55....

 

A more detailed 25 inch to the mile map is here maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=55....

Done