Bursnips Road Signal Box
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| Bursnips Road Signal Box | |
|---|---|
 Bursnips Road Signal Box, Essington | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Defunct, now a private residence. |
| Address | Bursnips Road, Essington |
| Town or city | Essington, Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°37′37″N 2°02′46″W / 52.626868°N 2.046221°W |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Closed | 1952 |
| Client | Hilton Colliery Railway |
| Owner | The Holly Bank Colliery Company Limited |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 1 |
Bursnips Road Signal Box[1] is a former railway signal box in Essington, Staffordshire, England.[2] It was historically in use for the now-defunct Hilton Colliery Railway.[3][4] It is now a private residence and the former trackbed is now part of the Wulfrun Way. It was the only railway near Essington which itself had no railway line or station at the time.
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