These North Eastern Railway crossing indicators are seldom turn up for sale, this instrument would have been installed in a small crossing box on a single line and its purpose was to indicate to the crossing keeper from which directions a train would approach the crossing. The crossing keeper would then know whether to clear up signals or down signals. The signalman at the end where the train was being signalled from would operate a switch on his tablet instrument with operated this indicator. This instrument is in ex railway service condition and in working order.
