gate box

noun

noun

Rail transport, Railways, Transport UK A signal box that controls a level crossing.

This 142-year-old tiny ex-LNWR SB [signal box, at Batley] is an amazing survivor, probably owing its longevity to its location alongside a level crossing. Indeed it started life as a gate box with the delightful name of Lady Ann's Crossing.2020 July 1, David Allen, “Signalling from Leeds along the S&C”, in Rail, page 74:

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