Image Leicester North signal box (MR, 1911)
Leicester North signal box (MR, 1911)
Leicester North signal box (MR, 1911) Using my 135mm zoom lens has enabled this detailed view of the trackwork and signalling to the north of Leicester station to be brought together. The crowded and extensive nature of the infrastructure then is in marked contrast to today with a basic track layout and the absence of all of the Victorian-age signalling. The only real growth is that UKRL depot has taken over the former PW sidings to the extreme right and has developed their depot and maintenance facility, see.... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/30024705465/x56081-56312-56104-47843-stabled The 1911 Midland signal box closed in 1985 when the whole area was resignalled with the opening of the Leicester PSB. Notice the unusually designed pair of structures to the extreme top right that also feature in my 2022 image. Until recently they were the home to the Leicester International School which has now closed following a disastrous Ofsted report in 2017. Keywords: Leicester North signal box MR Midland Railway
Leicester North signal box (MR, 1911) Using my 135mm zoom lens has enabled this detailed view of the trackwork and signalling to the north of Leicester station to be brought together. The crowded and extensive nature of the infrastructure then is in marked contrast to today with a basic track layout and the absence of all of the Victorian-age signalling. The only real growth is that UKRL depot has taken over the former PW sidings to the extreme right and has developed their depot and maintenance facility, see.... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/30024705465/x56081-56312-56104-47843-stabled The 1911 Midland signal box closed in 1985 when the whole area was resignalled with the opening of the Leicester PSB. Notice the unusually designed pair of structures to the extreme top right that also feature in my 2022 image. Until recently they were the home to the Leicester International School which has now closed following a disastrous Ofsted report in 2017. Keywords: Leicester North signal box MR Midland Railway


Using my 135mm zoom lens has enabled this detailed view of the trackwork and signalling to the north of Leicester station to be brought together. The crowded and extensive nature of the infrastructure then is in marked contrast to today with a basic track layout and the absence of all of the Victorian-age signalling. The only real growth is that UKRL depot has taken over the former PW sidings to the extreme right and has developed their depot and maintenance facility, see.... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/30024705465/x56081-56312-56104-47843-stabled The 1911 Midland signal box closed in 1985 when the whole area was resignalled with the opening of the Leicester PSB. Notice the unusually designed pair of structures to the extreme top right that also feature in my 2022 image. Until recently they were the home to the Leicester International School which has now closed following a disastrous Ofsted report in 2017.