Back in manual signalbox days the Cambrian line on Sundays had just one train, it came Down very early morning with the newspapers and went back Up on Sunday evening.
For this some 20 or more signalboxes all the way to Aberystwyth had to be opened on a Sunday just to pass the Down train and exchange tokens, closing when it had passed, and open again in the evening just for the Up train. Don't know if the same staff did both - the times were about 12 hours apart.
For this some 20 or more signalboxes all the way to Aberystwyth had to be opened on a Sunday just to pass the Down train and exchange tokens, closing when it had passed, and open again in the evening just for the Up train. Don't know if the same staff did both - the times were about 12 hours apart.