Image Billingham signal box (NE, 1904)
Billingham signal box (NE, 1904)
Billingham signal box (NE, 1904) The North Eastern Railway characteristically constructed a number of tall signal boxes but Billingham’s is an extreme example that would offer the signalman some commanding views across the gardens of the Teeside town! Built in 1904 it controls a number of semaphores, Billingham Junction where the branch to Haverton Hill diverges and the level crossing seen in this photograph. Unfortunately, like all boxes on the Durham Coast route, it is due for replacement over the coming few years with demolition likely due to the complex nature of maintaining such a grand structure. Keywords: Billingham signal box North Eastern Railway
Billingham signal box (NE, 1904) The North Eastern Railway characteristically constructed a number of tall signal boxes but Billingham’s is an extreme example that would offer the signalman some commanding views across the gardens of the Teeside town! Built in 1904 it controls a number of semaphores, Billingham Junction where the branch to Haverton Hill diverges and the level crossing seen in this photograph. Unfortunately, like all boxes on the Durham Coast route, it is due for replacement over the coming few years with demolition likely due to the complex nature of maintaining such a grand structure. Keywords: Billingham signal box North Eastern Railway


The North Eastern Railway characteristically constructed a number of tall

signal boxes but Billingham’s is an extreme example that would offer the signalman some commanding views across the gardens of the Teeside town! Built in 1904 it controls a number of semaphores, Billingham Junction where the branch to Haverton Hill diverges and the level crossing seen in this photograph. Unfortunately, like all boxes on the Durham Coast route, it is due for replacement over the coming few years with demolition likely due to the complex nature of maintaining such a grand structure.