Taken from the train and my run on the Northampton and Lamport's southern extension to Boughton station their re-built signal box is seen. Whilst the base is new the top is from the former Bentley Road box near Norton Bridge. It is a Type 3 box that was originally opened in 1875 when the line south from Crewe was quadrupled. The NLR has certainly done a smashing job restoring it with it controlling all the signalling and point work at their southern extension.
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