Hebden Bridge signal box

Hebden Bridge signal box, March 2008

Hebden Bridge signal box is a Grade II listed former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway signal box, located close to Hebden Bridge railway station in West Yorkshire, England.

Built in 1891, it is one of only a few remaining L&YR signal boxes to survive in anything like original condition.[1]

In July 2013, it was one of 26 "highly distinctive" signal boxes listed by Ed Davey, minister for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, in a joint initiative by English Heritage and Network Rail to preserve and provide a window into how railways were operated in the past.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rare Yorkshire signal boxes are given listed status". Yorkshire Evening Post. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Railway signal boxes granted Grade II listed status". BBC News. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Historic railway signal boxes get listed status". The Guardian. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
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Coordinates: 53°44′14″N 2°00′29″W / 53.7372°N 2.00795°W / 53.7372; -2.00795

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