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Lostwithiel signal box is a Grade II listed former Great Western Railway signal box, located on

Lostwithiel railway station Lostwithiel railway station serves the town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England. It is from via . Great Western Railway operates the station along with every other station in Cornwall. The station is on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornw ...

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. The signal box is situated at the northern end of Platform 1, adjacent to the

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Bodmin branch

The single track of the Bodmin branch was controlled by an electric train staff until 28 December 1950, controlled by Bodmin Road Signal Box, after which an electric key token was used. Signalling on the branch was removed on 27 March 1968, after which points were operated by independent levers. Since Bodmin Road Signal Box was closed on 30 May 1985. The lever frame controlling access to the Bodmin and Wenford Railway is operated under the supervision of Lostwithiel signal box.

Grade II listing

In July 2013, it was one of 26 "highly distinctive" signal boxes listed by

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to preserve and provide a window into how railways were operated in the past. Historic England list the reasons for its designation as; intactness (it remains one of the best-preserved examples of what was once a standard signal box on the GWR network; date (it is considered to be the earliest known surviving GWR-designed type 5; and fittings (it retains original operating equipment including a lever frame and some train control instruments). National Heritage List for England reference 1413727

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