Railway Herald
Northern Rail Class 158/0 No. 158784 'Barbara Castle' passes under the semaphore signal gantry at Hellifield Station and passes Hellifield South Junction Signal Box, working the the 08:53 Carlisle to Leeds service on 11th August 2015. The 1911 Midland Type 4c Signal Box comprises 58 levers, is one of only two manual boxes left in operation between Leeds and Carnforth (the other being at Settle Junction) and acts as the 'fringe' box to the Leeds workstation of York IECC in the Skipton direction, as well as controlling the South Junction and a pair of goods loops.
Mike Brook
