Image Ulceby Junction signal box (GC, 1910)
Ulceby Junction signal box (GC, 1910)
Ulceby Junction signal box (GC, 1910) The rather grand looking Ulceby Junction signal box contained a thirty lever frame (a little small for the size of the structure perhaps?) and was built by the Great Central in 1910 following their development and opening of the nearby Immingham docks. In this view, the wooden manual gates that protected the A1077 road are seen along with the impressive telegraph pole that supports fifty porcelain insulators! When I visited again in 2007 the box was still in use and remarkedly, the gates were still the same having survived being replaced by barriers. Unfortunately, all this superb infrastructure was swept away over Christmas 2015 when all the mechanical signalling in this area was replaced with the box being demolished despite local attempts to prevent this. Notice also two cars one of which probably belonged to the signalman. A four-door Marina Deluxe model puts in an appearance with a 'T' (1978/9) registered Opel Kadett in full view. Keywords: Ulceby Junction signal box GC 1910 Great Central Railway
Ulceby Junction signal box (GC, 1910) The rather grand looking Ulceby Junction signal box contained a thirty lever frame (a little small for the size of the structure perhaps?) and was built by the Great Central in 1910 following their development and opening of the nearby Immingham docks. In this view, the wooden manual gates that protected the A1077 road are seen along with the impressive telegraph pole that supports fifty porcelain insulators! When I visited again in 2007 the box was still in use and remarkedly, the gates were still the same having survived being replaced by barriers. Unfortunately, all this superb infrastructure was swept away over Christmas 2015 when all the mechanical signalling in this area was replaced with the box being demolished despite local attempts to prevent this. Notice also two cars one of which probably belonged to the signalman. A four-door Marina Deluxe model puts in an appearance with a 'T' (1978/9) registered Opel Kadett in full view. Keywords: Ulceby Junction signal box GC 1910 Great Central Railway


The rather grand looking Ulceby Junction signal box contained a

thirty lever frame (a little small for the size of the structure perhaps?) and was built by the Great Central in 1910 following their development and opening of the nearby Immingham docks. In this view, the wooden manual gates that protected the A1077 road are seen along with the impressive telegraph pole that supports fifty porcelain insulators! When I visited again in 2007 the box was still in use and remarkedly, the gates were still the same having survived being replaced by barriers. Unfortunately, all this superb infrastructure was swept away over Christmas 2015 when all the mechanical signalling in this area was replaced with the box being demolished despite local attempts to prevent this. Notice also two cars one of which probably belonged to the signalman. A four-door Marina Deluxe model puts in an appearance with a 'T' (1978/9) registered Opel Kadett in full view.