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signal box
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signal box
n
1. (Transport / Railways) a building containing manually operated signal levers for all the railway lines in its section
2. (Transport / Railways) a control point for a large area of a railway system, operated electrically and semiautomatically
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Noun1.signal box - a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains
signal tower
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
Translations
signal box n (Rail) → cabina di manovra
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British Rail said that the crossing on the Middlesbrough to Saltburn line was now to be controlled from the Redcar signalbox and amber and red flashing lights would warn when the barriers were being lowered.
Remember When by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Byline: Reg Instone RE: Longford and Exhall signalbox (Pic of the Past, September 6, 2007), in answer (belatedly) to Barry Greener's enquiry, I can confirm that the signalbox was about 300 yards on the Nuneaton side of Longford and Exhall station, on the up (southbound) side of the line.
Letter: Your Say Barry was on the right lines about signalbox by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
The latest incident happened on Sunday night when about 200m of copper cable was stolen from a signalbox on a private freight line near Morpeth, Northumberland.
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