Lartington West signal box
Lartington West signal box
![The old signal box is rather the worse for wear.](http://www.forgottenrelics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image1-423.jpg)
![The steps up to the cabin door are long gone.](http://www.forgottenrelics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image2-423.jpg)
![The view from the north, looking towards Deepdale Viaduct.](http://www.forgottenrelics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image3-423.jpg)
![There's no way to clean the windows any more.](http://www.forgottenrelics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image4-420.jpg)
![Looking north, towards Lartington Station, half-a-mile away.](http://www.forgottenrelics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image5-408.jpg)
![Step back in time to the box's operational days.](http://www.forgottenrelics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image6-389.jpg)
![The condition of the box continues to deteriorate.](http://www.forgottenrelics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image7-360.jpg)
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![](http://www.forgottenrelics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image4-420.jpg)
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The decrepit remains of Lartington West signal box still cling to life near the northern abutment of Deepdale Viaduct, at the foot of the steep climb up to Stainmore. The line past to box, built by the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway, was engineered by Thomas Bouch and was operational from 1861 and 1962.