<p>The interior of Morecambe signal box showing the block shelf above the lever frame. Tuesday 3rd November 1987
</p><p>Morecambe signal box was located by the south side of the line at the end of the platforms at Morecambe Promenade station, and was a Midland Railway Type 4b design which opened in 1907 replacing a 1892-built signal box located a short distance to the east. On 11th May 1919 a replacement 92 lever Midland Railway Tappet frame was installed. The signal box was closed at 23:20hrs on 7th February 1994 and double line absolute block between Bare Lane and Morecambe signal boxes was replaced by two parallel single lines between Bare Lane signal box and Morecambe station. The Up &amp; Down Morecambe being operated by one train working without staff, and the Up &amp; Down Heysham being operated by one train working with staff
</p><p>The block shelf carries (left to right) a guards bag for the Heysham single line, a British Railways first aid box, an illuminated track diagram, a telephone concentrator, a British Railways Standard absolute block instrument from/to Bare Lane signal box, a group of signal lamp indicators and four London and North Western Railway block bells from/to the platform ground frames.
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Attached to the front of the block shelf are a series of colour light signal and semaphore signal arm repeaters, point indication repeaters and associated sealed releases
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