Broadway Signal Box History

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The signal box at Broadway opened on 1st February 1904, and the station opened on 1st August of the same year.

The building measured 29ft long by 12ft wide and the operating floor was 8ft above the ground. The lever frame was a GWR Stud frame with 37 levers at 5 and a quarter inch centres.

The signal box was a Type 27C, and of the 37 levers, 30 were worked (including the two detonator placers) and the remaining 7 were spaces and spares. See the Signal Diagram (By John Hinson).

The dimensions and type of the signalbox, including the size of frame, were the same as Athelney Box, although the stairs were at the opposite end to those at Athelney.

In 1925 Broadway was a Class 4 box. It had sidings over quite some considerable area on the down side (Layout diagram).

Broadway station closed to passengers on 7th March 1960. The signal box closed soon after on 10th October of the same year, after which Honeybourne West Loop worked through to Toddington.

The ground frame was retained for the purposes of shunting the sidings until the withdrawal of goods facilities in 1964. Between the closure of the signal box and the cessation of goods facilities, the ground frame was released by Toddington box.

Also after closure, Intermediate Block Signals (IBS) were installed, controlled by Toddington and Honeybourne West Loop in the up and down directions respectively.

The station was finally closed to goods traffic on 1st June 1964.

- Peter, http://www.pasttrack.co.uk.