Hawick [2nd]
The lever frame at Hawick South signal box at Christmas time in 1968. The photograph was taken at approximately 11.30pm on 23 December with the route set for a special Edinburgh - Hawick parcels train (no, not him) to run back through the crossover from the up to the down line. A notable feature on the instrument shelf at Hawick South was a bell-push labelled 'Station Hotel' which was used to alert intending passengers in the bar 5 minutes before a train was due to depart.
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Original line: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Photographer: Bruce McCartney
Contact photographer: Bruce McCartney
Date: 23/12/1968
Image number: 29923
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