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    Historic signalbox enjoying new lease of life close to former home

    Oct 15, 2018 3 minutes

    By Geoff Courtney

    A VICTORIAN main line signalbox that was believed to be the oldest operational box in the country when it closed in 2014 has been given a new lease of life on a working railway, just a few miles from its former home.

    The signalbox was built by Saxby & Farmer in about 1868. Its first location is unknown, but in 1876 is was erected at Billingshurst, West Sussex, and there it remained in operation for 138 years, finally ending its main line days in March 2014,

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