It is nice to see Peak Forest South signal box is still proudly carrying a genuine-looking LMS nameboard of some kind but I doubt it is an original but I stand to be corrected. Despite the felted roof, the uPVC cladding and windows, the box cannot disguise its Midland origins being of their type 4d design but one that was actually erected by the LMS in 1925. This was a replacement box for an 1891 structure on the opposite of the line. To get this image required a walk down a very steep field that was full of inquisitive sheep and then a trudge back up it to the road whilst Andy patiently waited in the car.
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