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Gloucester Road, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 7BS

The road was once the access to the gasworks, and the nearer buildings may have belonged to the gas company.

Still a working box, although everything, including some semaphore signals, seems power operated.

Operational signalbox at Littlehampton.

The signal box at Littlehampton station, seen from the extreme end of platforms 1 and 2.

The railway tracks at the approach to Littlehampton station. Semaphore signals, to the right of the image, are still in use here. They are controlled from the signal box in the background. Further in the distance is a gasometer (or gasholder).

Approximately the same view as Image in 2008.

The station throat at Littlehampton, seen from near the ends of platforms 1 and 2. The semaphore starting signals are prominently visible, sharing their brackets with shunt signals (with their bottoms cut off in typical Southern style); such signals are often found at track level, but are elevated here, presumably to avoid conflict with the third (conductor) rail. The signal box that controls the signals is visible on the right, next to the terrace of houses. The small, shed like structure to the left of the signal post is a carriage washing facility.

Unit 377 140 enters the station whilst 46100 'Royal Scot' waits and takes on water with the 'Bognor Belle'. It was scheduled to depart for London Victoria at 17:19, so there is well over an hour to wait.

A service to Bognor Regis stands at the platform, awaiting clearance of the platform end semaphore signal. That will only happen once the train on the left, a 12-coach service just arrived late from London Victoria via Hove, begins the reverse journey.