Morden signal box

Morden - London Transport

Morden signal cabin on the south end of the Northern Line was was opened in 1926. It was fitted with a Westinghouse Style 'B' style miniature power lever frame. It was operational until 11th August 1962 when it operation was taken over by a an Interlocking Machine Room with a 24 lever 'V' style frame.

Morden Signal Box View 1959

Owen writes 'One of my favorite signal boxes. With only three platforms it managed with help from the depot to keep to a 1½ minute service in the rush hour. Your hands never left your wrists but it felt like it.'
Picture is © of Owen Smithers and is reproduced with permission of © Owen Smithers.

Records show that this was a 31 levers lever installation, with 9 points levers, 11 signals.

Morden Signal Box View 1959

Looking North towards the cut and cover tunnels,the first daylight a driver sees for 17 miles.Not a terribly complicated track layout but the interlocking, well that was something else. An interesting layout.
Picture is © of Owen Smithers and is reproduced with permission of © Owen Smithers.

Morden View from Depot 1957

Having got clearance to proceed into Morden Station from the Depot, I managed to rush this shot off.As you can see this was quite a slope into the station,hence the catch points on either side.The route here is set for platform 1.
Picture is © of Owen Smithers and is reproduced with permission of © Owen Smithers.