Image Belasis Lane signal box (NE, 1929)
Belasis Lane signal box (NE, 1929)
Belasis Lane signal box (NE, 1929) A truly industrial scene on the north bank of the River Tees sees the CF fertiliser factory dominating the background who specialises in the manufacturing of things such as Ammonium Nitrate. Also in the background, between the two larger CF fertiliser buildings is the famous Middlesborough transporter bridge. In the foreground is the superb NER Belasis signal box that controls the twin-track ‘siding’ from the junction with the mainline at Billingham Junction to the Haverton Hill chemical plant at Seal Sands. Notice that this 1929 box is over a later and simpler design with a simple gabled rather than the more complex (and expensive) hipped roof of the earlier types. It appears that the box is unmanned at the time of our visit with the rather substantial roller shutter firmly down protecting the door! Keywords: Belasis Lane signal box North Eastern Railway
Belasis Lane signal box (NE, 1929) A truly industrial scene on the north bank of the River Tees sees the CF fertiliser factory dominating the background who specialises in the manufacturing of things such as Ammonium Nitrate. Also in the background, between the two larger CF fertiliser buildings is the famous Middlesborough transporter bridge. In the foreground is the superb NER Belasis signal box that controls the twin-track ‘siding’ from the junction with the mainline at Billingham Junction to the Haverton Hill chemical plant at Seal Sands. Notice that this 1929 box is over a later and simpler design with a simple gabled rather than the more complex (and expensive) hipped roof of the earlier types. It appears that the box is unmanned at the time of our visit with the rather substantial roller shutter firmly down protecting the door! Keywords: Belasis Lane signal box North Eastern Railway


A truly industrial scene on the north bank of the

River Tees sees the CF fertiliser factory dominating the background who specialises in the manufacturing of things such as Ammonium Nitrate. Also in the background, between the two larger CF fertiliser buildings is the famous Middlesborough transporter bridge. In the foreground is the superb NER Belasis signal box that controls the twin-track ‘siding’ from the junction with the mainline at Billingham Junction to the Haverton Hill chemical plant at Seal Sands. Notice that this 1929 box is over a later and simpler design with a simple gabled rather than the more complex (and expensive) hipped roof of the earlier types. It appears that the box is unmanned at the time of our visit with the rather substantial roller shutter firmly down protecting the door!