Signal Box At Loughborough Central Station

The signal box at Loughborough Central Station is a railway structure built in 1898 for the Great Central Railway. It features red brick and timber framing topped with a Welsh slate roof. The locking room is constructed of red brick and includes four windows, each measuring 2 x 2 panes with stone cills. An external timber staircase is located at the south end, leading to the upper floor, which has windows measuring 6 x 3, each with two sliding sashes containing 2 x 3 panes. The gable is adorned with a bargeboard and a spike finial, while a red brick stack is positioned in the center of the rear wall. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is reported to contain the original locking frame, which is still in use for the operation of Loughborough Central Station.

Loughborough Central Station, associated with this signal box, was opened by the Great Central Railway as part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's London Extension, which was promoted in 1893. The line became the Great Central Railway in 1897. The station itself opened on March 15, 1899, and was closed on May 5, 1969. It was reopened on March 23, 1974, as the headquarters of the Great Central Railway, a private steam preservation line, and is part of a unique group of railway heritage structures.