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Anglesey Signal Box Visits - 12th October 2018

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The Royal Mail letter box in the wall at Gaerwen.<br>[© Nick Jones 2018]

Valley triangle

Llanddaniel User Worked Crossing (243m 75ch).<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Gaerwen, the train approaching (as was Storm Callum), from the Holyhead direction is more or less where the Amlwch branch junction used to be, facing this direction, curving off to the right. The trailing crossover can be seen and The Honourable BLS Member for Tipton is far right. The post box can be seen in the brick base of the signal box facing the road, bottom right hand corner.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Inside Gaerwen signal box.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Detail of the (actually disconnected) Amlwch branch and trap points on the diagram.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Gaerwen Signal Box locking beneath the frame - a fine Victorian computer.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

The remote Tŷ Croes station (with staggered platforms), signal box and crossing looking towards Holyhead.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Inside the boarded up station building.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Inside the signal box.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

The evening before the morning after... Sunset over Valley Nuclear Flask Terminal (with flask wagon) on 11 Oct - what could possibly be more romantic?<br>[© Nick Jones 2018]

The London end of Valley station looking towards Bangor, the line off to the left is the turning triangle and nuclear flask facility.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

From the (dry) box in the opposite direction with a train from Holyhead calling.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Controls for Valley Level Crossing.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Holyhead - very impressive!<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Holyhead box diagram.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Also impressive are the locking room counterweights.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Holyhead P3 with a fine semaphore and shunt signal but no trains, the CIS says 'Line closed Bangor to Holyhead due to trees blocking the line'.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]

Holyhead P3 Ground Frame for the run round loop.<br>[&copy; Nick Jones 2018]