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Immingham Area Signal Box Visits - Part 1 - 22nd March 2023

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An original ticket window at Stothard House, the former Barnetby station building, now NR offices.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

An undated (but post 22 Jun 1969) Barnetby East box signalling diagram (Displayed at Stothard House). <br>[© Nick Jones 2023]

Wrawby Junction box diagram in 1962 (Displayed at Stothard House).<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

Group photograph, standing, second right is Nick Garnham, your BLN East Midlands Editor. The two Mobile Operations Managers are crouching far left.

The very tall, now non-operational, Wrawby Junction box looking east towards Barnetby station. Note that the ground level Locking Room was kindly opened for participants to see as well.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

View east towards Barnetby station in the far distance.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The view of the triple junction west, to Lincoln and Newark far left, Brigg and Gainsborough / Scunthorpe and Doncaster to the right.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The recently refurbished Barnetby Up Ground Frame, could it have been painted red previously?<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The access to Barnetby Up Sidings is well out of use… No, it is not a dead sheep.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

Immingham West Junction box;<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

Immingham West Junction box; Humber International Terminal (HIT) diagram; Killingholme is off left and Immingham West Jn right.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

Immingham West Junction siding groups, HIT and Killingholme off left; it is non-geographical like many box diagrams (TRACKmaps 2 p31B 2020).<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The panels at Immingham West Junction - the HIT panel is on the left.<br>[&copy; Nick Garnham 2023]

The Barrow Road Crossing and New Holland end of Oxmarsh Crossing signal box diagram.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

Who says that you can't get the staff these days? Nick Jones did!..<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

A Down train to Barton-on-Humber (off to the left) at Oxmarsh Crossing, the former Up line (latterly to New Holland Bulk Terminal) is right.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

Oxmarsh Crossing and its traditional operational level crossing gate wheel..<br>[© Nick Jones 2023]

Oxmarsh Crossing, looking south towards Cleethorpes.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

Oxmarsh Crossings traditional operational level crossing gate wheel.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The new box diagram waiting to be installed (maybe after the summer Sunday services end?).<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The Barrow Road Crossing gate box diagram.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The rather decrepit exterior appearance of Barrow Road Crossing gate box, Barton-on-Humber is round to the left.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

From inside the box towards Barton, New Holland Sidings are right; an Up train is expected from Barton.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The glory days when Barrow Road was a proper signal box with 28 levers and no spares…<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]

The slotted home levers. Our group of members weren't the only signal box fans present.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2023]


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