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Forden Signal Box, Forden Railway Station

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NPRN96106
Map ReferenceSJ20SW
Grid ReferenceSJ2186800594
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyMontgomeryshire
CommunityForden
Type Of SiteSIGNAL BOX
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
A Dutton type 3 signal box, built for the Cambrian Railways in 1897. Currently in private ownership, the box stands in its original position and appears to be in very good external condition.
Sources include: Peter Kay, Signalling Atlas and Signal Box Directory (Third Edition), Signalling Record Society, Wallasey, 2010, p.73; Network Rail, Signal Box Register (undated). For further information on the types and designs of signal boxes see: The Signalling Study Group, The Signal Box - A Pictorial History and Guide to Designs, OPC, 1986.
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 08 August 2012.