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Friday, March 23, 2012

Steam Railway Signal Box Rebuilt In Victorian Style Demolished In 1956

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A team of volunteers have taken a step back in time to rebuild a Victorian-style signal box at a vintage railway station to replace a modern version.


The old-fashioned controller is said to be more reliable than 21st century technology used today, so the historic Swanage steam railway in Dorset have decided to go back to basics.

A team of 20 volunteers have spent four years building the new signal box at Corfe Castle station in Dorset, that harks back to a bygone era.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2119356/Out-new-old-vintage-railway-station-rebuilds-Victorian-signal-box.html#ixzz1pzPGcf6F

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