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St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. This is one of six information panels in the box. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb

St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. This is one of six information panels in the box. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb

St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. This is one of six information panels in the box. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb

St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb

St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. Most signal boxes had a cat to keep the rats down which scurried around at the base of the box. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb

An office block built in 1988 alongside the railway, occupied by the employee benefits consultancy, JLT Benefit Solutions. It replaced a former warehouse of the company Heath and Heather, producer of herbal products, which was established in 1920 by local seed merchant, Samuel Ryder, more famous for the golf Ryder Cup, and his brother James. The building echoes in size and appearance its predecessor, which was a prominent feature in the approach to St Albans City station from the south (see Image for photo of original building). Postscript: JLT Benefit Solutions vacated the building in August 2013. Further postscript: The building has since been converted into apartments, and the block named Ridgemont Plaza, the conversion project being completed in 2015.

St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. This is one of many railway relics that the Trust have collected. By the time you had worked out what this meant, you would probably be over the bridge. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb

St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. This is one of six information panels in the box. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb

St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. This is one of six information panels in the box. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb

St Albans South Signal Box was built in 1892 but was closed in 1980. It then became derelict but was restored from 2005 and was opened to the public in 2009. Tours include a chance to try the 44 levers. The volunteers are very knowledgeable and welcoming. The fast trains from St Pancras pass by the box and make it shake. This is one of six information panels in the box. For more information on the signal box see the Trust's website at http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb