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Attacked by vandals during refurbishment.
Whilst the signalbox was being refurbished vandals smashed the main windows on the front and West end of the box during the night of 3rd-4th June..
Set 1
Image 1-1: Hamworthy Box, Main windows boarded over.
Image 1-2: New toilet facility on East end of box. East end windows still intact.
Image 1-3: New supports for toilet extension. New Loo Christened 24-May-2002.
Image 1-4: Viewed from East end of Down platform.
Set 2
Image 2-1: Barrel of junk/scrap from works on the box.
Image 2-2: New lintel over left hand interlocking room window.
Image 2-3: Fresh filler, still soft.
Image 2-4: View from Down Loop platform.
Set 3
Image 3-1: Viewed from South side of underpass looking at the rear (branch line side) of the box.
Image 3-2: Rodding tunnel where rodding and signal wire runs used to exit from the box to control the many points and signals in use when Hamworthy was a busy junction station in Southern Railway steam days.
Image 3-3: View of station from West end of Up platform.
6th June 2002. The windows were replaced this morning and the signal box is now back in use and looking good.
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