Chronology
| Year | Month | Date | Type | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | June | 11 | Signalling | A 'Wrong Road' Repeating Arm, working in conjunction with, and repeating the position of, the Platform Line to Up line Line Signal, has now been placed beneath the Down Home Signal.". | Signal Instruction No.293, dated 6th June 1929. |
| 1933 | April | 2 | Signalling | "The town advanced Starting Signal will be moved to a new position 470 yards from the Signal Box. The Up Inner Home Signal will be moved to a new position 206 yards from the Signal Box." | Signal Instruction No.330 dated 30th March 1933. |
| 4 | Signalling | "A diamond shaped sign will be provided on the Up Outer Home Signal post." | Signal Instruction No.331, dated 1st April 1933 | ||
| 9 | Permanent Way & Signalling | "The Down facing points will be moved to a new position 98 yards the Wellow side of the Signal Box. The Ground Signal controlling movements from the Down line to the Single line will be moved to a new position between the Down and Up Lines 206 yards from the Signal Box and apply as hitherto." | Signal Instruction No.330 dated 30th March 1933. | ||
| May | 21 | Signalling | "The Ground Signal controlling movements from Up line to Up Siding and vice versa will be removed." (This saw the removal of the Stevens 'flap' ground signal controlled from the Midford (B) Ground Frame. | Signal Instruction No.336 dated 19th May 1933 | |
| 1936 | June | 29 | Incident | [Midford box collision] | |
| August | Signalling | Temporary Signal Box opens | |||
| 1942 | March | 22 | Signalling | "A new Down distant signal , 15 feet high , will be provided close to the existing signal , which will be removed . A new Up starting signal 25 feet high , will be provided close to the existing signal which will be removed ." (This saw the demise of yet two more of the wooden signal posts with lower quadrant arms; - the Down distant (No. l) being replaced by a railbuilt post , whilst the replacement post for the Up starter (No.13) was lattice built.) |
Signal Instruction No.389 dated 17th March 1942 |
| 1950ish | - | - | Signalling | "No.5 Push; a miniature semaphore replaced by a disc around 1950" | More About Midford by Mike Arlett. S&DRT Bulletin No. 120 Jan/Feb 1984 |
| cl951/2 | Buildings | Siginal Box - The provision of a covered porch at the head of the access stairs. Previous to this date the 'landing' at the entrance to the signal box was open to the skies, the sides being clad with vertical boarding below handrail level. | |||
| 1953 | Change of livery from Southern Railway to BR(W) | ||||
| 1958 | Buildings | Signal Box - Provision of electric light on front corner of box. Existing oil lamp fixed to front of box below cill level was removed. | |||
| 1960 | December | 3/4 | Incident | ||
| cl962 | Buildings | Signal Box - The timber boarding/casing to the point rodding etc. at the base of the front elevation was removed and replaced by brick infill. | |||
| 1966 | March | 6 | Signalling | Signal Box closed |