Bluebell Railway Signalling

SP Inner Home Signal - Mike EsauThe Bluebell Railway’s Signal and Telecommunications (S&T) Department has developed and maintains the signalling system which controls our trains. The work done is carried out to a very high standard, adhering as far as possible to full main-line specifications.

Right: The Volunteers of the S&T in 1984 with their newly constructed Sheffield Park Inner Home bracket signal.

The following pages are available describing the signalling system:

Other pages covering this aspect of the Bluebell:


See also John Hinson’s pages at “The Signal Box”, which cover all aspects of traditional signalling.


splash The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service


Page updated 28 July 2012 by Peter Richards
and 26 February 2023 by Richard Salmon.