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Spalding No.2
There had once been six signal boxes at Spalding until the Great Northern Railway embarked on a programme of alterations in 1920-1. Spalding No.2 opened in April 1920 and replaced an earlier box of the same name. This relatively large GN box, contained an 80 lever Tyers & Co. frame to the standard 4" centre pattern. Rationalisation took place after closure of the line to Boston in 1970 and the removal of the Down Goods Line to Mill Green and the box was finally abolished on 22nd July 1984, the area coming under the control of Spalding No.1. Note the Signalman outside the door keeping a watchful eye.
Spalding No.2
There had once been six signal boxes at Spalding until the Great Northern Railway embarked on a programme of alterations in 1920-1. Spalding No.2 opened in April 1920 and replaced an earlier box of the same name. This relatively large GN box, contained an 80 lever Tyers & Co. frame to the standard 4" centre pattern. Rationalisation took place after closure of the line to Boston in 1970 and the removal of the Down Goods Line to Mill Green and the box was finally abolished on 22nd July 1984, the area coming under the control of Spalding No.1. Note the Signalman outside the door keeping a watchful eye.