▁generally ▁followed ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁designs . ▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁stations ▁at ▁B ury ▁and ▁Acc r ington ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁design ▁by ▁a ▁Manchester - based ▁firm ▁of ▁architect s . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁stations ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁company ' s ▁resident ▁engineer . ▁They ▁were ▁stone - built ▁and ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁station ▁master ' s ▁room , ▁ad jo ining ▁a ▁se ated ▁waiting ▁area , ▁a ▁ladies ▁waiting ▁room ▁and ▁the ▁book ing ▁office . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁and ▁che apest ▁design ▁followed ▁the ▁standard ▁design ▁but ▁util ised ▁brick ▁and ▁tim ber ▁as ▁materials . ▁ ▁The ▁platform ▁was ▁normally ▁roof ed . ▁ ▁Sign als ▁ ▁Track ▁signals ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁two ▁designs — station ▁signals ▁on ▁posts , ▁each ▁post ▁with ▁two ▁move able ▁arms — and ▁port able ▁signals ; ▁flags ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁day , ▁and ▁col oured ▁lan tern s ▁at ▁night . ▁ ▁The ▁signals ▁on ▁posts ▁were ▁pat ented ▁sem aph ore ▁designs ▁from ▁J ▁Stevens ▁& ▁Son . ▁ ▁Each ▁post ▁had ▁two ▁arms — link ed ▁by ▁chain ▁to ▁a ▁foot ▁control ▁at ▁the ▁base — which ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁alert ▁drivers ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁lines . ▁ ▁Each ▁foot ▁control ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁place ▁by ▁a ▁hook ▁on ▁the ▁post . ▁ ▁An ▁arm ▁set ▁at ▁an ▁angle ▁would ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁train ▁should ▁approach ▁slowly , ▁before ▁stopping ▁at ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁arm ▁set ▁vert ically