Another example of a somewhat plain but highly functional North

Eastern Railway signal box. This one was located just west of the station named Gilberdyke Junction and dates from 1903. It controlled the busy junction at the convergence of the routes from Doncaster and Selby and, until 1987, was the start of a lengthy section of quadruple track, running east and dead straight, as far as Ferriby. Sadly, the box was closed in 2018 when control of the whole line was transferred to the York Signalling Centre with a huge swathe of mechanical signalling and a number of boxes wiped away.