Tenterden in Kent, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Tenterden Town Signal Box
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 9, 2018
1. Tenterden Town Signal Box Marker
Tenterden Town Signal Box
The signalman, with permission from his colleague at Rolvenden, takes a tablet from the machine. It is a brass disc, rather like an outsize biscuit, which he hands to the train driver as authority to enter the section.
Once he has removed one tablet, his machine and the identical one at Rolvenden become locked, and no more tablets can be issued.
The tablet travels on the footplate to the far end of the section, where it is replaced in the instrument there.
This frees the instruments so that either signalman can now send another train into the section.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.
Location. 51° 4.215′ N, 0° 41.089′ E. Marker is in Tenterden, England, in Kent. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Station Road and Rogersmead, on the right when traveling north. Located
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Royal Visit (a few steps from this marker); Rye & Camber Coach Chassis (a few steps from this marker); Kent & East Sussex Railway (within shouting distance of this marker); Tenterden Town The First Station Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Tenterden Yard Crane (within shouting distance of this marker); Ashford’s legacy at the K&ESR today (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Ashford’s legacy at the K&ESR today (within shouting distance of this marker); Ashford Railway Works (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tenterden.
Also see . . . Kent & East Sussex Railway. (Submitted on February 1, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 9, 2018
2. Tenterden Town Signal Box Marker
Photographed By Michael Herrick
3. Tenterden Town Signal Box
Photographed By Michael Herrick
4. A Vintage Train approaches the Tenterden Town Signal Box
The Station Master is ready to receive the tablet from the train driver.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 1, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
