Downham Market Railway Signal Box
Downham Market Railway Station, Railway Road, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9EN
Listed Grade II in 2013, this pretty green and yellow signal box was built in 1881 by Saxby and Farmer.
Still in use today this little wooden building might not look like much at first glance but it houses an original mechanical rocker lever frame installed when Queen Victoria was still on the throne. It is one of the few of its kind left in the country. Inside there are polished wooden floors, tidy rows of colour-coded levers, and windows offering a front-row seat to the railway action. Its notched bargeboards and window sashes without horizontal glazing bars indicate that it’s of the GER type 2 design. It's living proof...that some things - when they're built right - stand the test of time.
The station's dramatic architecture is so distinctive, it's been used as a TV filming location - including an episode of Tales of the Unexpected in 1979.
Due to operational safety access is not permissible but an information panel is displayed with footage played on the screen in the cafe. Members of the Fen Line Users Association (FLUA) will be there celebrating their 40th anniversary and Railway 200.
Timings & Tours
Available anytime
Location & directions
Downham Market Railway Station, Railway Road, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9EN
- Contact on day:
- Christine Austin
- Telephone number:
- +441366384428
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Platforms are narrow so caution needed.
Additional information
Access inside the signal box is NOT allowed
