signal cabin

Noun

signal cabin (plural signal cabins)

1. Synonym of signal box.
   • Having completed their task, Fireman Page telephoned from a lineside box to the next signal cabin, briefly reported the incident and said that, as no high explosive had dropped and the track was safe, they proposed proceeding "at caution".1944 July and August, “Top Link Drivers: XXI—Driver H. Blunt, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 226
   • At Putney Bridge the train description transmissions for eastbound trains must be originated as there is no manned signal cabin on the London Transport system beyond this point; [...].1960 December, “More L.T. progress with programme machines”, in Trains Illustrated, page 758

   Synonyms:

   signal box