borderreiver
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Good shot Lewisner.
Yes, Newbottle Lane SB (AKA Dubmire Lane SB) is an elusive one. An everyday work item which was evidently invisible to people going about their daily business.
According to the NERA Signal Cabin Register between 1895 and 1926 it was a ground box of Northern Division Type 2 and built in brick. Details were 14 levers and 11 ft 8 in long with the width also 11 ft 8 in. So, a square box with an operating floor height only 7 ft 8 in above rail level. This was superseded in 1926 by the box which would remain until March 1966 but the register is silent on the details. My opinion is that it won't have been any larger than its predecessor except for possibly the height of the operating floor level. A higher viewpoint would have been useful when motor traffic was expanding.
Yes, Newbottle Lane SB (AKA Dubmire Lane SB) is an elusive one. An everyday work item which was evidently invisible to people going about their daily business.
According to the NERA Signal Cabin Register between 1895 and 1926 it was a ground box of Northern Division Type 2 and built in brick. Details were 14 levers and 11 ft 8 in long with the width also 11 ft 8 in. So, a square box with an operating floor height only 7 ft 8 in above rail level. This was superseded in 1926 by the box which would remain until March 1966 but the register is silent on the details. My opinion is that it won't have been any larger than its predecessor except for possibly the height of the operating floor level. A higher viewpoint would have been useful when motor traffic was expanding.