Image Diggle Junction signal box (LNW, 1885)
Diggle Junction signal box (LNW, 1885)
Diggle Junction signal box (LNW, 1885) Diggle Junction signal box is a large box constructed by the London and North Western Railway in 1885. It used to control an extensive area of yards and Diggle station, a short distance to the east of the box. It was named Junction as it used to be where the former Micklehurst loop diverged that ran along the other side of the Tame Valley to Stalybridge thus duplicating the Mossley route. This loop was used mainly for freight utilising the now closed single bore Standedge tunnels, colloquially referred to as the Nicholson and Nelson bores. The signal box has now been hugely rationalised, with only the section at this end being in use. It has also been clad in plastic and had its windows replaced by UPVC units. It does still retain some its L&NW character through. Keywords: Diggle Junction signal box
Diggle Junction signal box (LNW, 1885) Diggle Junction signal box is a large box constructed by the London and North Western Railway in 1885. It used to control an extensive area of yards and Diggle station, a short distance to the east of the box. It was named Junction as it used to be where the former Micklehurst loop diverged that ran along the other side of the Tame Valley to Stalybridge thus duplicating the Mossley route. This loop was used mainly for freight utilising the now closed single bore Standedge tunnels, colloquially referred to as the Nicholson and Nelson bores. The signal box has now been hugely rationalised, with only the section at this end being in use. It has also been clad in plastic and had its windows replaced by UPVC units. It does still retain some its L&NW character through. Keywords: Diggle Junction signal box


Diggle Junction signal box is a large box constructed by

the London and North Western Railway in 1885. It used to control an extensive area of yards and Diggle station, a short distance to the east of the box. It was named Junction as it used to be where the former Micklehurst loop diverged that ran along the other side of the Tame Valley to Stalybridge thus duplicating the Mossley route. This loop was used mainly for freight utilising the now closed single bore Standedge tunnels, colloquially referred to as the Nicholson and Nelson bores. The signal box has now been hugely rationalised, with only the section at this end being in use. It has also been clad in plastic and had its windows replaced by UPVC units. It does still retain some its L&NW character through.