Settle Station Signal Box and adjacent signal and isolated section of track are designated at Grade II
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The signal box built for the Midland Railway dates from 1891. It closed in 1984. The signal box is still owned by Network Rail, but it is classed as a "non-operational heritage asset". It was given to the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line on long-term loan in June 1997, with the proviso that the structure be re-sited and restored. To allow the redevelopment of the former goods yard, and to facilitate safe access to the structure during and after restoration, the signal box was moved approximately 150 yards north from its original position beside the goods shed (since demolished) to its current location at the south end of the southbound platform.
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