Taken from the platform end of Haydon Bridge station the superb 1877 North Eastern signal and crossing box is seen under an impressive evening sky. Notice the modern and luxurious personal needs addition at the bottom of the steps in the form of a toilet block! This box has a few years left in use until probably 2020 when the York signalling centre is due to take over control of the Tyne Valley line as far as Low Row box (the next one west from Haydon Bridge).
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