Midland Railway Type 2B Signal Box

O Gauge - Midland Railway Type 2B Signal Box including interior detailing pictured here.

History of the Type 2B Signal Box:

The Midland Railway created its own signal box design in about 1870. The first version, the Type 1, had small windows on three sides, the Type 2 appeared in 1884 and had large windows in the front. This kit is based on a 15ft Type 2B, which was first produced in 1892. They differed from the Type 2A in not having a post between the door and the windows, and being clad in narrower 3 ½ in vertical boarding instead of the earlier 6 in. The Type 3 box did not appear until 1900, it had large windows on the front and sides.

The design continued to be developed until 1928. Over 500 Type 2 boxes were built, about half of which were the 15ft version. M any boxes survived through the L.M.S. period to be used by the London Midland Region of British Railways. Some of these boxes were also used on the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, which was operated by the L.N.E.R. from 1936, so these boxes, could be found on L.N.E.R. or B.R. Eastern layouts.

Model supplied unassembled and unpainted.