I noticed this strange and abandoned signal on the way out in the morning and vowed to get a photograph of it on my return. Taken from a Class 101 DMU as we leave the tiny halt at Commondale is this tall timber former NER distant signal complete with a wooden arm. I suspect that it was in connection with the short spur that headed north from the station to the Cleveland Fire Brick & Pottery Company that operated from 1860 until closure in 1947. Local advice would be appreciated on the history of this signal, please!
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