An hour at Horsted Keynes Signalbox

With the thanks of the Bluebell Railway and volunteers Charles Melton and signalman Mile Clark we get to see a busy morning start at the intermediate station Signalbox on the railway.
Apart from the permanent way going up and down the lineside in their Wickham motorised trolley there is also a driver experience freight moving around the station on all the lines possible and that’s all before the first train even arrives.

[@Super_Chief]

I could’ve really watched this for an hour - great video!

[@Beatlefan67]

Wonderful - thankyou.

[@dieseldavetrains8988]

Old time Safe Working covered in excellent detail, the old signal box, the heart of yard operations, now consigned to history in Australia, nice to see a preserved one in the UK. Great box Horsted Keynes, clean, tidy and well preserved. Thanks for the memories!

[@MichaelSlipper-ik2ru]

Superb restoration of the "box".

[@MichaelSlipper-ik2ru]

A fine and very interesting video.

[@rwhb1]

Imagine what it would have been like without track circuits!

[@samuelhowell1783]

Lovely Video as always! You should pop up to Hereford Box if you ever get the chance, plenty to see there.

[@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont]

This seems as good a time as any to ask this question: why do signalmen use a hand cloth when operating levers? American "operators" and "levermen" never used those - even on levers with chrome finishes. It is a nice touch of class.