High Peak Signal Box Visits - 12th January 2024

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Chapel-en-le-Frith box (station off right) looks rather isolated here; Buxton is off left, Stockport right (5 Sep 2009).<br>[© Angus McDougall 2009]	Chapel-en-le-Frith signal box.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]	Chapel-en-le-Frith signal box.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]	Peak Forest South signal box diagram.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]	Peak Forest South signal box.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]	From Peak Forest South box towards the former station (left of the track ahead) and Chinley<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]	In the other direction, looking south towards Great Rocks Jn and Buxton.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]
Peak Forest South with Great Rocks Jn and Buxton off right (28 Nov 1998).<br>[© Angus McDougall 1998]	The same day, the former Peak Forest station building is right, looking south towards Buxton.<br>[&copy; Angus McDougall 1998]	Peak Forest station building with a remaining section of Down platform looking south (22 Mar 2009).<br>[© Angus McDougall 2009]	Looking north towards Chinley, on 30 May 2001.<br>[© David Allen 2001]	In the other direction, from the overbridge in the distance on the previous photo (22 Mar 2009).<br>[&copy; Angus McDougall 2009]	Peak Forest South Locking Room below the frame - it is indeed normally locked.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]	Group photo of our members on these visits at Peak Forest South signal box, looking north.<br>[© James Taylor 2024]
Great Rocks Jcn (sic) with its flat roof following a fire, the uPVC cladding dates from 2004.<br>[© James Taylor 2024]	Great Rocks Junction signal box.<br>[© James Taylor 2024]	A token of my esteem signalman! (22 Mar 2018) - Looking south, 60015 eases up to Great Rocks Junction signal box as Peak Forest driver Mick Erwin gets ready to drop the token off for the single line from Buxton. The train is 6H52 the 13.02 Dowlow Quarry to Ashburys Stone Terminal in Manchester. The empty southbound trains stop to pick up a token here but the northbound workings like this one slow to walking pace. The train weights on the 1:90 gradient means a standing start here could be time consuming or worse a stall situation given poor track conditions. This section of line was once part of the Midland Railway main Manchester Central to St Pancras line which continued through the beautiful Monsall Dale, Bakewell and Matlock. Great Rocks Junction signal box dates from 1923 but over the past 100 years has seen a fair bit of change. It has a 34-lever Midland Railway frame and its hipped roof was replaced with a flat one after fire damage. UPVc cladding was added in 2004 over the timber boards as well as double glazing. Externally it's pretty well just the four wooden corner posts that are original. MP 163 is upper left.<br>[© Adrian Nicholls, 2018]	Buxton Signal Box.<br>[© James Taylor 2024]	Buxton Signal Box diagram.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]	Buxton No1 from P2 of the station. The abutments were for a flyover from Hindlow/Ashbourne towards Stockport (5 Aug 2004).<br>[&copy; Angus McDougall 2004]	Buxton token machines.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]
Buxton Signal Box.<br>[&copy; James Taylor 2024]