Rochdale West signalbox
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The photograph on this page of Rochdale West signalbox by Peter Whatley as part of the Geograph project.
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Rochdale West signalbox
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 24 Jul 2013
The brick building whose roof pokes out above security fencing and overgrown former sidings is the new (2012) signalbox for the Rochdale & Smithy Bridge area. It is ultimately intended to be a remote relay room and emergency control panel for an enlarged Manchester North signalling scheme. The signaller cannot see any of the trains he or she controls, though they can be felt and heard as they pass by, though at this point such trains are under the control of a different signalbox, Castleton East Junction, situated across the main running lines about 100 yards away.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.590496
Longitude
-2.17853