Severn Bridge Junction
The less photographed face of the iconic Severn Bridge Junction signal box, that stands in the triangle of lines to the south of Shrewsbury station, seen from UK Railtours' return excursion from Hereford to Stevenage rounding the Abbey Foregate spur on the evening of Saturday, 26th February 2022. Grade II Listed, it dates from 1903 and has 180 levers, 89 of which are still working, and is the world's largest operational mechanical signal box.
Location: Severn Bridge Junction
Original line: Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway and Shropshire Union and Canal Railway Joint
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: UK and Irish signal boxes, National and Heritage Lines, 1981-2022
Date: 26/02/2022
Image number: 80280
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