Canterbury East and West

Canterbury East Signalbox, seen here in January 1968 photograph by Terry Tracey

Canterbury West Signalbox, straddling the tracks on a gantry. This was erected in 1928 to replace two former 'boxes, Canterbury West Nº1 and Nº2. It has been rumoured that the building was second-hand from Blackfriars Junction, though it is more likely that it was simply a similar design, constructed from timber to keep the weight down. photograph by Michael Taylor

And from slightly further back, showing the round post signal as well as too much rubbish between the tracks! The modern brick building (and the train in the view above) obscure the left hand side of the gantry which continues for a while beyond the Signalbox structure. Inside is a 72 lever frame, though many of these are not in use today. photograph by Paul Ferbrache

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This page was last updated 22 May 2007

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