Bolton East Junction November 1973 - a photo on Flickriver

Bolton East Junction November 1973

            The gloomy interior of Bolton East I worked here from 1973 to 1976.The 145 lever frame was condensed and part of the box sealed off about 1969 and the staff of two Signalman and a TR lad reduced to a single Signalman.These L&;Y boxes were inferior to the Midland ones I worked in,you got drafts up the frame and because the windows came down to near floor level it was like being in a greenhouse in Summer and freezing in the Winter time.
Even in the 1970s the facilites at these boxes was basic at Kearsley junction it was still gas lighting and no water closet so a call of nature meant a trip outside to a hut with a thunder bucket,It was the job of the day turn Signalman on Sunday to dig a hole and empty it,not a pleasant experience,is it any wonder the vegitation was 6 feet tall at the back of the Box. Happy days!
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Bolton (show map)

Taken on: November 1, 1973

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Sets appears in: • Signalboxes

Groups appears in: • Bolton, UK • British Railway Signalling more » • Railways in Monochrome • The Signal box group • SIGNAL BOXES • Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway • British Railways staff on duty (1948 to 1997) • Signal Boxes UK • Bolton 26C & 9K « less

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