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Parbold Signal Box & Level Crossing,1986
Photo: L Thorpe
Photo: L Thorpe
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Item #: 18211
Item #: 18211
Photo of parbold signal box & gated level crossing,taken early one morning in 1986,the heavy gates were entirely hand wound & operated from the signal box by using a mechanical wheel near the windows overlooking the level crossing.
The gates were replaced by modern hydraulic lifting barriers & warning lights in the early 1990s,but were still controlled direct from the box by using a push button pedestal control panel that replaced the wheel.
The gates were replaced by modern hydraulic lifting barriers & warning lights in the early 1990s,but were still controlled direct from the box by using a push button pedestal control panel that replaced the wheel.
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