Signal repeaters

[Pelham Street]

Hi guys, I have another weird question on signalling. My new layout is set in 1885 and is of the proposed LSWR

terminus at South Kensington. At Waterloo old station, pre. 1900. there were signal repeaters halfway down the

main platforms 1 to 4.

 

Like at Waterloo I have a footbridge halfway down the platform. The LSWR split it's fixed carriage rakes on

suburban trains for off peak services. These short sets would, on the model have the footbridge in front of the engine,

obscuring the platform starters. I may want to hold two short trains in one platform.

 

Question 1 The platform starter has the distant mounted on it. Would both arms be duplicated on the repeating

signal?

 

Question 2 At Waterloo, with its original low roof, these were suspender from the beams. My model has a much higher

roof and would require the signals to be platform mounted. Presumably these would need some form or gate and

railings to keep the public off them? I think i have seen something like this on a GWR station, Would iron railings

and a gate look right?

 

Am about to sort out some track work over the weekend!

[Pelham Street]

Well that's a suprise, no relies! Don't worry, Waterloo was a law unto itself in the Victorian period. My traffic requirements are much less.

The LSWR terminus at Plymouth Friary had a footbridge in a similar position and no repeaters, so I will adopt this as the basis for not modelling them.

Will try to ask something a little less weird in future!

[beast66606]

Very specific knowledge required to answer your question with any accuracy but here's my educated guesses :

 

Q1 - probably not.

 

Q2 - high balance weights but no fencing / gate

[The Stationmaster]

Very specific knowledge required to answer your question with any accuracy but here's my educated guesses :

 

Q1 - probably not.

 

Q2 - high balance weights but no fencing / gate

 

Or balance weights below platform level (which is what the GWR seems to have usually done)