Tuesday 7 January 2014

Signalbox Safari - Glenfinnan

Having mentioned the state of my traditional photographic archives here it would appear that my early digital archives aren't any better organised as this image cropped up today while I was looking for something else entirely, from the other end of the country and a totally different year!

Glenfinnan signalbox-20050908Glenfinnan signalbox, 8/9/05

Built by the Railway Signal Company (RSCo) in 1901, Glenfinnan signalbox closed in 1987 when the West Highland line between Fort William and Mallaig switched over the the Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) signalling system.

Now part of the Glenfinnan Station Museum (and with a new staircase installed!) the box is apparently home to a heritage film studio, something that probably interests the legions of Harry Potter fans that visit the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct (used in at least one of the Harry Potter films) more than a heritage signalbox would do…

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