Sprinter at Pontrilas
An Arriva Trains Wales Sprinter DMU, 150217, on the Manchester Piccadilly to Milford Haven service, passes through the wonderful rural setting of Pontrilas in south Herefordshire, half a mile from the border with Wales. There used to be a railway station here which closed in 1958 and is now a B + B.
The charming little signal box at Pontrilas has been in operation for 134 years dating back to 1880. It is a McKenzie and Holland design which had 42 lever frames in 1910 but now only has 14 operating levers. Nevertheless, it is an important signal box that controls frequent passenger traffic passing along the Welsh Marches Line and controls an important northbound loop, which acts as a relief line for freight traffic.
Sprinter at Pontrilas
An Arriva Trains Wales Sprinter DMU, 150217, on the Manchester Piccadilly to Milford Haven service, passes through the wonderful rural setting of Pontrilas in south Herefordshire, half a mile from the border with Wales. There used to be a railway station here which closed in 1958 and is now a B + B.
The charming little signal box at Pontrilas has been in operation for 134 years dating back to 1880. It is a McKenzie and Holland design which had 42 lever frames in 1910 but now only has 14 operating levers. Nevertheless, it is an important signal box that controls frequent passenger traffic passing along the Welsh Marches Line and controls an important northbound loop, which acts as a relief line for freight traffic.