St Albans South Signal Box after restoration
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St Albans South Signal Box after restoration
Image: © John Webb Taken: 8 Mar 2009
The 1892 Midland Railway signal box seen in March 2009, following major restoration works undertaken by the St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust. This is the largest Midland Railway box preserved in the country and one of the few boxes preserved where it used to work. How it looked before the restoration work started can be seen at Image The box is now open regularly to the public - see the Trust's website at http://www.sigbox.co.uk for details of open days and for a comprehensive look at the way the box was restored by professional builders and Trust members.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.748714
Longitude
-0.327878