Photograph from the collection of Dr. J W F Scrimgeour
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THE SIGNAL BOX |
OVERSEAS |
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Photograph from the collection of Dr. J W F Scrimgeour |
The outer end of the Dublin & South Eastern Dublin to Wexford main route was always a single line, and Ferns was an intermediate station with crossing loop and small yard.
The box is a fine example of the D&SE's unique architecture; a large number of the boxes of this company were to this shed-like design. A maker's plate on the box reads as follows:
| THOMPSON BROS., ENGINEERING
CONTRACTORS WEXFORD MCKENZIE & HOLLAND 1891 |
Ferns box, with its 14-lever frame, was later closed but mechanical signalling survives and at the time of writing (2002) the adjacent boxes at Gorey and Enniscorthy are still operational.
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Comments about this article should be addressed to John Hinson |