Signal box nameboard, Ings Wood
- Made:
- 1880-1979 in unknown
- maker:
- North Eastern Railway
Signal box nameboard, Ings Wood, wood, white with black lettering and border.
It was a legal requirement for signalboxes to display the name of the area on the signalbox. This helped the driver identify their location and follow the signalling requirements for that stretch of line.
Details
- Category:
- Railway Infrastructure
- Object Number:
- 1985-8649
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 268 mm x 1205 mm x 72 mm,
- type:
- signal box nameboard
- credit:
- British Rail, Historical Relics