The 1892 preserved Midland Railway signal box near St Albans City station will be open to the public from 2pm-5pm on:
Sunday 9th January
Sunday 13th February
Sunday 13th March
There is no need to book in advance. Entry is FREE - donations are always welcomed! All visitors receive a souvenir 'Edmundson' card ticket.
Further dates in 2022 are awaiting information from others before we can confirm them. All Open Days will depend on any forthcoming Government directives re Covid, of course.
Up-to-date information can be found on our website: http://www.sigbox.co.uk/sigbox/home.eb as well as information on where we are.
Attractions at the box include:
For those unable to come to the box, our website Home page - see above - has links to various videos about the box and our exhibits.
Sunday 9th January
Sunday 13th February
Sunday 13th March
There is no need to book in advance. Entry is FREE - donations are always welcomed! All visitors receive a souvenir 'Edmundson' card ticket.
Further dates in 2022 are awaiting information from others before we can confirm them. All Open Days will depend on any forthcoming Government directives re Covid, of course.
Up-to-date information can be found on our website: http://www.sigbox.co.uk/sigbox/home.eb as well as information on where we are.
Attractions at the box include:
- The operating floor of the box restored to its 1970s state with regular demonstrations of how Absolute Block signalling worked
- Museum on ground floor of the box, including film of the box in use in the 1970s
- Garden with a wide variety of mechanical signals, ground frames, a point and working colour light signals
- Garden Model Railway
- Numerous railway signs, advertisements and other exhibits on display
For those unable to come to the box, our website Home page - see above - has links to various videos about the box and our exhibits.