SIGNAL BOX Definition & Meaning

signal box

noun

British.

a railway signal tower.

signal box

noun

a building containing manually operated signal levers for all the railway lines in its section
a control point for a large area of a railway system, operated electrically and semiautomatically

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of signal box¹

First recorded in 1820–30

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The organization, in conjunction with the Seattle Department of Transportation, put up maps within signal boxes around T-Moblie Park to inform fans where they are and how they can get places.

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At about the same time Mrs Bain, 60, went to the level crossing in Oakham to ask the person in the signal box to look out for Poppy.

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I sat on top of the streetlight signal box at the QFC and waved.

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"He noticed their equipment so he invited them into the signal box to have a cup of tea," he said.

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The union's Network Rail members maintain rail lines, stations and signal boxes.

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