AT 4.31pm on November 5, 2023, the mechanical signalbox at the Mid-Hants Railway's Medstead & Four Marks station was signed out of use after 40 years controlling train movements between Alton and Ropley.
Originally located at Wilton South, it was moved to the MHR and subsequently commissioned at Medstead on May 28, 1983. Now, the lever frame and mechanical interlocking have reached the end of their serviceable life, resulting in the need