Box-fresh
One of the oldest ancillary structures on the Northern Line is this former Great Northern Railway signal box, located at the end of the northbound platform at Woodside Park. It dates from 1876 and yet has not controlled trains since 1906. The GNR installed a replacement and more ornately styled box a few yards beyond, retaining the original for other uses. The 1906 box likewise survived as a relay room until very recently, both wonderful anachronisms that pointed to the High Barnet branch's GNR pedigree.
Box-fresh
One of the oldest ancillary structures on the Northern Line is this former Great Northern Railway signal box, located at the end of the northbound platform at Woodside Park. It dates from 1876 and yet has not controlled trains since 1906. The GNR installed a replacement and more ornately styled box a few yards beyond, retaining the original for other uses. The 1906 box likewise survived as a relay room until very recently, both wonderful anachronisms that pointed to the High Barnet branch's GNR pedigree.