Ely Dock Junction signal box

Please note that this is not a Westinghouse lever frame signal box, it is included as it is of historical and geographic interest. This signal box is included because it is the orignal signal box, and it has been recreated on a model railway with an 'L' style frame called Ely Dock Junction.

Introduction

Ely Dock Junction was opened in 1928 and was closed on 10 April 1992. It was a London & North Eastern Railway Type 11a design and opened fitted with a 82 lever Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Company Limited A2 frame. The frame was frame number 10007, and the box was demolished on 21-23 April 1992.

Above: The attached picture was taken on 14 November 1991. Reproduced by kind permission of © David A Ingham.
Ely Dock Junction The attached picture was taken on 14 November 1991. Reproduced by kind permission of © David A Ingham.

Ely Dock Junction track diagram As the diagram was one of the Eastern Region that were prone to fading and also not showing up very well when photographed. Reproduced by kind permission of © David A Ingham.

Ely Dock Junction track diagram As the diagram was one of the Eastern Region that were prone to fading and also not showing up very well when photographed there are two larger copies. If you double click the track diagram will link to these larger pictures. Reproduced by kind permission of © David A Ingham.

Ely Dock Junction lever frame

The beautifuly kept lever frame taken with sunlight streaming in through the windows.. The attached picture was taken on 14 November 1991. Reproduced by kind permission of © David A Ingham.

Ely Dock Junction signal

57 signal (left hand doll) Down Soham To Down Siding, 58 signal (centre doll) Down Soham To Down Main (with Ely Station North signal box 39 signal, Down Main Distant below), and 55 signal (right hand doll), Down Soham To Single Line (with Ely Station North signal box Single Line Fixed Distant signal below). The attached picture was taken on 14 November 1991. Reproduced by kind permission of © David A Ingham.

Ely Dock Junction signal 2

72 signal (left) Down Main To Down Siding, and 73 signal (off) Down Main Starter (with Ely Station North signal box 39 signal, Down Main Distant below). The attached picture was taken on 14 November 1991. Reproduced by kind permission of © David A Ingham.

Ely Dock Junction sigal 3

Adjacent boxes

On the main line to the south,

West River (1m 1309yds away) was the adjacent box until 14 May 1967 when it was reduced to a non block post and Stretham Fen (4m 606yds) away became the adjacent box. Stretham Fen box was closed by 1969 and Waterbeach (8m 1600yds away) became the adjacent box. Waterbeach box was closed on 23 February 1985 when Cambridge power signal box became the adjacent box until Ely Dock Junction closed.

On the main line to the north,

Ely Station South (0m 641yds away) was the adjacent box until 29 June 1985 when it was closed and Ely Station North (0m 988yds away) became the adjacent box until Ely Dock Junction closed.

On the Newmarket line,

Barway Sidings (2m 652yds away) was the adjacent box until 23 August 1967 when it was closed and Soham box (4m 1051yds away) became the adjacent box until Ely Dock Junction closed.

On the Sutton branch line,

Sutton (7m 131yds away) was the adjacent box but the line had closed by August 1967.