Pontrilas Signal Box
Documentary shot: 66186 passes Pontrilas signal box working the Dee Marsh - Margam 6V75 empty steel. The charming little signal box at Pontrilas has been in operation for 134 years and dates back to 1880. It is a McKenzie & Holland design which had 42 lever frames in 1910 and now has 14 operating levers. It is an important signal box between Abergavenny and Hereford that controls freight and frequent passenger trains passing along the Welsh Marches Line. It also manages an important northbound loop, which acts as a relief line for freight traffic.
Pontrilas Signal Box
Documentary shot: 66186 passes Pontrilas signal box working the Dee Marsh - Margam 6V75 empty steel. The charming little signal box at Pontrilas has been in operation for 134 years and dates back to 1880. It is a McKenzie & Holland design which had 42 lever frames in 1910 and now has 14 operating levers. It is an important signal box between Abergavenny and Hereford that controls freight and frequent passenger trains passing along the Welsh Marches Line. It also manages an important northbound loop, which acts as a relief line for freight traffic.