Wansford Signalbox Centenary
Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th April 2007

April 28th 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of Wansford Signal Box on the Nene Valley Railway. It is one of the largest working signalboxes in preservation with a 45-lever frame and is the nerve-centre of the railway's operations.

This grade two-listed structure is a typical London and North Western Railway two-storey Standard Type 5 structure with a brick base, wooden operating floor and slate roof. It is similar to numerous other boxes built in the same period both on the Northampton to Peterborough line and generally on the extensive LNWR network.

To many who have yet to visit the NVR, the box may appear surprisingly familiar. It has featured in film and TV productions including James Bond's 'Octopussy' and more recently in a 2005 BBC TV 'Dalzeil & Pascoe' drama featuring a football motor coach accident.