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LLYSFAEN

4th April 2009

CLASS 25 PASSING LLYSFAEN ON A BALLAST TRAIN : SEPT 18 1980 627x418 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	CLASS 40 PASSING LLYSFAEN SB ON BALLAST TRAIN 1982 740x474 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	Class 56 on a PFA return working from Llandudno Jct to Fiddlers Ferry passing Llysfaen in 1983 1432x1124 .jpg 2009-10-07 19:44:32	CLASS 56 PASSING LLYSFAEN SB ON A FIDDLERS FERRY - LLANDUDNO JUNCTION PFA TRAIN IN 1982 758x502 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00
LEVER FRAME - MAY 1983 747x513 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN - SELF PORTRAIT ABOUT TO CLEAR SIGNALS - 1982 756x503 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN BLOCK INSTRUMENTS - 1982 709x468 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN BLOCK SHELF LAYOUT (1970) 1217x642 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00
LLYSFAEN BOX DIAGRAM - 1981 712x428 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN CROSSOVER AND UP STARTING SIGNAL - 1980 685x492 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN DOWN STARTING SIGNAL - 1980 478x667 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN DOWN STARTING SIGNAL AFTER THE "CHOP" - 22/11/1981 490x676 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00
LLYSFAEN LEVER FRAME - 1982 759x493 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN LOOKING EAST (FORMER RAYNES SIDINGS ON THE RIGHT) - 1983 744x485 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN RAYNES SIDING SIGNAL - 1980 768x520 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN SB - 1982 738x490 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00
LLYSFAEN SB 1980 1405x1071 .jpg 2009-10-07 19:50:34	LLYSFAEN SB, DENNIS DELANEY ON DUTY - SEPT 1980 495x753 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	LLYSFAEN STATION ROAD TERRACE - 1982 761x511 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00	RAYNES SIDING CONNECTION - 1980 766x509 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00
TUNNEL TRAIN AT LLYSFAEN 1982 744x492 .jpg 2009-04-04 00:00:00

Llysfaen Signalbox opened c.1871 soon after the Abergele rail disaster of 1868. The box was built to a design like many others at the time on the Chester & Holyhead Railway. The box controlled connections to three stone quarries. Kneeshaw Lupton sidings were located to the east of the box and was the site of the shunting error that took place leading to the Abergele rail accident, the sidings closed in 1976. The sidings opposite the box fed stone traffic from Raynes Quarry, the sidings fell to disuse in the early 1970's and were clipped out of use. A connection to Penmaenrhos Quarry off the up main on the west side of the box lasted till 1967.
From the mid 1970's the box opened on early turn only to split the block section between Abergele and Colwyn Bay and the commencement of the A55 road construction in 1981 had the box open from 0600 - 1800. It lasted till the 18th December 1983 when the box was abolished and the area of control was transferred to Colwyn Bay signalbox.