After 130 years’ service, Haslemere signal box closes around midnight on Friday. The line will be closed for nine days to complete the resignalling programme and transfer control to the Rail Operating Centre, Basingstoke. The box will reopen as a heritage attraction in due course.

Exciting volunteering opportunities at Haslemere Station: Information Hub (now), signal box, memorial garden and museum (soon). Watch haslemereinfohub.co.uk for more details.

Haslemere signal box sees its final steam special.

Inside the box! Listen on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kxpsxj

This is the signal box we are preparing to preserve. It’s been in service since 1895 … and we’re hoping to keep it ‘alive’ for a long time to come (although it won’t actually be controlling trains).

Our promotional popups are o display in the booking hall.

Station art to get our preservation message across to the travelling public.

A bit of excitement today - Britannia stopped to pick up passengers for the Bath Spa Express.