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Llandudno Station signal box located at the Llandudno station throat. Thursday 20th August 1987

Llandudno Station signal box (left to right) 3 signal (Platform 1 Home), 4 signal (Platform 1 To Down Sidings), 5 signal (Platform 2 Home) and 6 signal (Platform 2 To Down Sidings) are carried on a Pratt truss gantry. The gantry formerly carried six dolls, two dolls at the right hand side applying to platform 3 were removed in 1978 and replaced by the two-doll balanced bracket signal in front of the signal box carrying 7 signal (Platform 3 Home) and 8 signal (Platform 3 To Down Sidings) which was third hand in this location. It previously carried Llandudno Junction No1 signal box's Up Fast Home 2 signals until 1968 when it was moved to Llandudno where is was used for platform's 5 and 6 starting signals before moving the the photographed location in 1978. It survived until 29th October 2000 when it was replaced by two straight posts on the opposite side of the line. Note to directional arrow on the tubular post showing drivers which line the signal applies to

Llandudno No2 signal box was a London and North Western Railway Type 4 design which opened in 1891 fitted with an 86 lever London and North Western Railway Tumbler frame, replacing an earlier box. The box was renamed Llandudno Station on 13th September 1970 when Llandudno No1 signal box was closed. In early 1978 the box was closed to allow track remodelling and resignalling which included reducing the frame to 34 levers, the box reopening on 19th March 1978
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Author Ingy The Wingy from Lancashire, England
Camera location53° 19′ 11.02″ N, 3° 49′ 44.99″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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