Blythe Bridge Signal Box

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Blythe Bridge Signal Box was opened by the NSR in 1884 on there Derby to Stoke line. The box was built to a standard McKenzie & Holland design and under the S.R.S designation system is refered to as a MKH Type1. The Signal Box was equipped with a standard McKenzie & Holland lever frame and a Gate Wheel for operating the Level Crossing Gates which controlled traffic on the busy former A50, these gates were later replaced by a barrier crossing when traffic got too heavy for the Signalman. Blythe Bridge Signal Box finally closed in 1980, the level crossing was converted to CCTV control with the barriers supervised by Caverswall.

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Great Western • London Midland & Scottish • London & North Eastern • Southern

GWR constituents: Great Western Railway • Cambrian Railways • Taff Vale Railway
Barry Railway • Rhymney Railway • (full list)
LNER constituents: Great Central • Great Eastern • Great Northern • Great North of Scotland
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See also: History of rail transport in Great Britain 1923 - 1947 • List of companies involved in the grouping
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