North Wales lost much of its mechanical signalling interest almost a decade ago, when a £50m upgrade project was commissioned in March 2018 and swept away seven signal boxes between Chester and Colwyn Bay, leaving just two notable outposts further west, towards Holyhead and Llandudno.
Having been lucky enough to visit and photograph the five historic signal and gate boxes on the Isle of Anglesey in November 2025, I am now indebted to Network Rail once again for the chance to visit the other outpost of semaphore signalling – a trio of signal boxes controlling the 31-mile long Conwy Valley Line.
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