{"id":5304,"date":"2015-03-08T16:43:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T16:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-10-06T14:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:06:04","slug":"crewe-coalyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/crewe-coalyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Crewe Coalyard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Arp Signal Box<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The great increase in railway activity in WW2 led to the development of a new type of signal box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crewe Coalyard ARP Signal Box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The running of the railways was as vital as was the safety of signalmen, so a strengthened signal box was developed with a concrete roof to give a degree of blast and incendiary protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The signaller was provided with a small air raid shelter or reinforced compartment at ground level so that, in the event of an air raid he was protected and could resume his duties immediately afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other ARP SB’s exist north of Shrewsbury and by the railway lines which went to ROF Swynnerton, Staffordshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many others must exist throughout the country, still performing their original job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Bernard Lowry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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