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Title: Greetland No. 2 Signal Box, Nr. Halifax. 29th October 1962. - NGH00114
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Greetland No. 2 Signal Box, Nr. Halifax. 29th October 1962. - NGH00114
Description
By the time of this photo the station had been closed for over a month and, apart from the signal box, was demolished in 1965.
The Second World War box was built by the LMS in 1941 replacing the L&YR 1878 box. To the far left of the photo part of the up platform building and beyond that the junction with the Halifax Branch going off to the right and beyond that part of the Goods Yard.
The withdrawal of services between Halifax and Huddersfield in about 1970 resulted in the closure of the short section of line from Greetland Junction up to Dryclough Junction, on the outskirts of Halifax, which in turn resulted in Greetland Signal Box being taken out of service. Rail services were restored in 2000 following restoration of the permanent way between the two junctions and the Greetland box was brought back into use only to close in 2009 when signalling control was transferred to Healey Mills PSB. The Greetland box was subsequently demolished.
The Second World War box was built by the LMS in 1941 replacing the L&YR 1878 box. To the far left of the photo part of the up platform building and beyond that the junction with the Halifax Branch going off to the right and beyond that part of the Goods Yard.
The withdrawal of services between Halifax and Huddersfield in about 1970 resulted in the closure of the short section of line from Greetland Junction up to Dryclough Junction, on the outskirts of Halifax, which in turn resulted in Greetland Signal Box being taken out of service. Rail services were restored in 2000 following restoration of the permanent way between the two junctions and the Greetland box was brought back into use only to close in 2009 when signalling control was transferred to Healey Mills PSB. The Greetland box was subsequently demolished.
Creator
Jim Hargreaves
Date
1962, 1960s
Rights
PHDA - Nigel Hargreaves
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
NGH00114.tif
Collection
Citation
Jim Hargreaves, “Greetland No. 2 Signal Box, Nr. Halifax. 29th October 1962. - NGH00114,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/26782.
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