Llandudno
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I have often wondered which is the least busy signal box or manned level crossing in Britain.
There are two ways this could be measured:
1. The fewest number of trains passing the box in a 24 hour period?
2. The fewest number of trains passing the box during a signallers shift?
What got me thinking is that since Covid, TfW are only operating 4 round trips on the Conwy Valley branch from circa 0800-1700, compared to six round trips 0600-2100.
Presumably the signal box at Llanrwst is currently only manned for one shift 0800-1700, or is it still two shifts with the signaller on the morning shift being paid for 3 hours before the first train and the signaller on the ‘late’ shift being paid until 3 hours after the last train?
There are two ways this could be measured:
1. The fewest number of trains passing the box in a 24 hour period?
2. The fewest number of trains passing the box during a signallers shift?
What got me thinking is that since Covid, TfW are only operating 4 round trips on the Conwy Valley branch from circa 0800-1700, compared to six round trips 0600-2100.
Presumably the signal box at Llanrwst is currently only manned for one shift 0800-1700, or is it still two shifts with the signaller on the morning shift being paid for 3 hours before the first train and the signaller on the ‘late’ shift being paid until 3 hours after the last train?