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Meanings of signal box in English

Catalan
cabina de control

Building near a railway track that contains the controls to operate signals and points and other equipment used to regulate the movement of trains.

cabina de control
Usage of signal box in English
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I've also been to a bar in England in a railway signal box.
The Irish Times
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The engraving accompanying this chapter shows the appearance and mechanism of the signal box.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life / or, the Sights and Sensati...
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Nor was there any light in the signal box.
Fire-Tongue
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My bedroom here is a converted signal box for the never-completed extension to the Great Eastern Railway.
The Guardian
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South Auckland train commuters are facing more disruption tonight, as work on a fire damaged signal box continues.
Radio NZ
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Cabal went over himself, climbed the wooden steps up to the signal box, and delivered the customary bribe.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
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But the temperature inside the signal box at the end of Garsdale's northbound platform is sub-tropical for these parts.
The Guardian
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Rising at 4am to man a remote signal box on a bleak moor is not everyone's idea of fun.
The Guardian
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Circuits That Bug Out Bugs Insect pests like red fire ants frequently infest electrical equipment, like this traffic signal box.
Wired
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Most Auckland trains will be back to normal in the morning, after disruptions today when a fire damaged a signal box.
Radio NZ
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On Saturday afternoon, an error message interrupted Virgin Media customers television screens stating their signal box "had lost connection".
The Irish Times
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The ruined building is the signal box itself, protected by the line of sandbags in front of telegraph poles and shelled trees.
A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire
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I was just starting off down the road to the signal box, it's a good two miles away, when I saw you coming.
The Beetle: A Mystery
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Signal minded (man buys old railway signal box).
The Guardian
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The city is equipped with a fire alarm telegraph, having thirty-one signal boxes, and maintains an efficient and well managed Fire Department.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885
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The pieces showcase the winners of the Invoke Street Art Project, which aims to turn signal boxes into a platform for original artwork.
The Irish Times
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