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Leyburn Signal Box

A signal box will shortly be installed at Leyburn to control the new passing loop. The signal box to be installed here came originally from Eskmeals on the Cumbria Coast Railway It has been at Scruton for the last few years being restored by the Direct Works Team. Originally destined for Constable Burton, it is now being installed at Leyburn.

Here are photos to show where it came from and the progress of construction at Leyburn.

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Photo - Phil Jones
Vickers Gun Range Sidings Signal Box at Eskmeals on the Cumbria Coast Railway. It gave access to an MOD depot. This box is now on the Wensleydale Railway. (1975)
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Photo - Phil Jones
Vickers Gun Range Sidings Signal Box at Eskmeals on the Cumbria Coast Railway. It gave access to an MOD depot. This box is now on the Wensleydale Railway. (1975)
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Photo - John Tong
The DWT took a visit to Glaxo, Smith Klein Beacham at Ulverstone to look at the ex VGRS SB to see if it was suitable for Constable Burton. The SB had been out on the Cumbrian coast railway at Eskmeals and controlled the branch into the MOD depot. It was lifted by Phil Jone's rail crane into the depot where later on, Jonathen Wilkinson had it moved to his back garden as a 'summer house' for 17 years. Today the SB is on the Wensleydale railway and will be installed at Leyburn. It weighs approx 1100 kgs. (01/10/2011)
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Photo - John Tong
The DWT took a visit to Glaxo, Smith Klein Beacham at Ulverstone to look at the ex VGRS SB to see if it was suitable for Constable Burton. The SB had been out on the Cumbrian coast railway at Eskmeals and controlled the branch into the MOD depot. It was lifted by Phil Jone's rail crane into the depot where later on, Jonathen Wilkinson had it moved to his back garden as a 'summer house' for 17 years. Today the SB is on the Wensleydale railway and will be installed at Leyburn. It weighs approx 1100 kgs. (01/10/2011)
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Photo - John Tong
The DWT took a visit to Glaxo, Smith Klein Beacham at Ulverstone to look at the ex VGRS SB to see if it was suitable for Constable Burton. The SB had been out on the Cumbrian coast railway at Eskmeals and controlled the branch into the MOD depot. It was lifted by Phil Jone's rail crane into the depot where later on, Jonathen Wilkinson had it moved to his back garden as a 'summer house' for 17 years. Today the SB is on the Wensleydale railway and will be installed at Leyburn. It weighs approx 1100 kgs. (01/10/2011)
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Photo - John Tong
The DWT took a visit to Glaxo, Smith Klein Beacham at Ulverstone to look at the ex VGRS SB to see if it was suitable for Constable Burton. The SB had been out on the Cumbrian coast railway at Eskmeals and controlled the branch into the MOD depot. It was lifted by Phil Jone's rail crane into the depot where later on, Jonathen Wilkinson had it moved to his back garden as a 'summer house' for 17 years. Today the SB is on the Wensleydale railway and will be installed at Leyburn. It weighs approx 1100 kgs. (01/10/2011)
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Photo - John Tong
The DWT took a visit to Glaxo, Smith Klein Beacham at Ulverstone to look at the ex VGRS SB to see if it was suitable for Constable Burton. The SB had been out on the Cumbrian coast railway at Eskmeals and controlled the branch into the MOD depot. It was lifted by Phil Jone's rail crane into the depot where later on, Jonathen Wilkinson had it moved to his back garden as a 'summer house' for 17 years. Today the SB is on the Wensleydale railway and will be installed at Leyburn. It weighs approx 1100 kgs. (01/10/2011)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The old signal box from Eskmeals at Scruton being restored (15/08/2012)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Looking west from Scruton station showing the old signal box that came from Eskmeals (17/10/2013)
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Photo - John Tong
The old Eskmeals Signal box is being renovated at Scruton ready to go to Constable Burton (15/10/2014)
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Photo - John Tong
Inside of the old Eskmeals signal box after the first coat of varnish to the floor (15/10/2014)
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Photo - John Tong
The ex Eskmeals signal box, currently at Scruton will shortly be moved to Leyburn, in readiness to control the new passing loop when it has been completed (19/07/2017)
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Photo - John Tong
The ex Eskmeals signal box, currently at Scruton will shortly be moved to Leyburn, in readiness to control the new passing loop when it has been completed (19/07/2017)
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Photo - Andy Glendinning
The base for the new signalbox at Leyburn. (22/04/2019)
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