Westinghouse miniature power lever frame - Drayton Park [LT] signal box

Drayton Park

Drayton Park was a London Transport signal box which was opened in 1938. It was fitted with a Westinghouse Style 'N' miniature power lever frame, this installation replaced the previous 1904 mechinical lever frame signal box.

On the left we have the Westinghouse lever frame and its illuminated diagram in Drayton Park Signal Cabin, taken around September 1975. The left hand end of the frame and diagram would have catered for the link to Finsbury Park high level and beyond, but with the post-war cancellation of the Northern Line extensions, only the original terminal platforms at Finsbury Park remained. These were closed in 1964 as part of the Victoria Line works, leaving the frame and diagram rather 'lop-sided' until closure in 1975.

Initially opened with a switch panel controlling Finsbury Park. the lever frame was not used until 7th December 1941. The frame aquired control of Drayton Park itself from 15th March 1953, until it lost control of Finsbury Park Relay room when line closed after the 4th October 1964.

Records show that this was a 35 levers lever instalation, with 10 points levers, 5 repeaters, 21 signals with 6 calling on arms