russ p 5,718 Posted Friday at 11:21 Share Posted Friday at 11:21 25 minutes ago, iands said: It is still a Rule Book requirement to observe the passage of all trains. I always gets me when you see mechanical boxes with the blinds closed, how are you supposed to operate absolute block without seeing the tail lamp ! 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold jonny777 13,165 Posted Friday at 11:41 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted Friday at 11:41 (edited) Another mystery. This location would appear to have had a three way junction behind the photographer, with one alternative now out of use. I suspect it could be in Scotland, although certain images in the slide box seem to be in the Manchester area. Edited Friday at 11:42 by jonny777 4 Link to post Share on other sites
iands 2,256 Posted Friday at 11:47 Share Posted Friday at 11:47 24 minutes ago, russ p said: I always gets me when you see mechanical boxes with the blinds closed, how are you supposed to operate absolute block without seeing the tail lamp ! Yep, valid point Russ. I guess it's down to SMs to "manage" the signallers. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sir douglas 7,379 Posted Friday at 12:21 Share Posted Friday at 12:21 is it just me or does it look like theres a gap inbetween the track and the houses behind like a river. Link to post Share on other sites
Rivercider 11,329 Posted Friday at 12:22 Share Posted Friday at 12:22 38 minutes ago, jonny777 said: Another mystery. This location would appear to have had a three way junction behind the photographer, with one alternative now out of use. I suspect it could be in Scotland, although certain images in the slide box seem to be in the Manchester area. It is a curious mix of stock. Perhaps a cripple trip or transfer to or from a carriage and wagon depot. Is that a the remains of a railway over bridge just above the loco? cheers Link to post Share on other sites
SM42 2,215 Posted Friday at 13:11 Share Posted Friday at 13:11 Certainly three signalboxes in reasonable proximity to each other based on the distant arms below the homes. Perhaps a station behind the photographer. The gantry has three posts of same height suggesting not a junction but can't rule that out. The lattice posts and sky background for signals which need lower level repeater arms has a Scottish look about it Don't know why but the Dumfries route springs to mind but then I could be very wrong. It wouldn't be unusual. Andy Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold beast66606 25,309 Posted Friday at 13:29 RMweb Gold Share Posted Friday at 13:29 15 minutes ago, SM42 said: The gantry has three posts of same height suggesting not a junction but can't rule that out. The lattice posts and sky background for signals which need lower level repeater arms has a Scottish look about it A triple junction with equal speed limit would require a balanced bracket, the route to the right (at the junction) has been removed - but it could also be running lines through a big station or yard complex so although a junction, not for diverging routes. Agreed - the houses look Scottish too. Link to post Share on other sites
Purnu 10 Posted Friday at 14:15 Share Posted Friday at 14:15 (edited) Hello to all. I’m a long time lurker and this will be my 1st post, so please be gentle. I’m going to suggest it’s Piershill looking towards the Craigentinny direction. If it is then the photo could possibly have been taken from the bridge on Marionville Road. The other side of the bridge had the plethora of various lines that headed towards, Granton, Leith and Abbeyhill. Edited Friday at 14:20 by Purnu Added text x 2 4 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin_m 2,213 Posted Friday at 14:19 Share Posted Friday at 14:19 1 hour ago, Rivercider said: It is a curious mix of stock. Perhaps a cripple trip or transfer to or from a carriage and wagon depot. Is that a the remains of a railway over bridge just above the loco? cheers Looks like it's being hauled by an 08 or similar shunter, suggesting either a short-distance move or a line that's not very busy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bedlington North 111 Posted Friday at 14:26 Share Posted Friday at 14:26 I was going to suggest it may have been Inverkeithing. Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold chris p bacon 10,598 Posted Friday at 14:37 RMweb Gold Share Posted Friday at 14:37 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Purnu said: Hello to all. I’m a long time lurker and this will be my 1st post, so please be gentle. I’m going to suggest it’s Piershill looking towards the Craigentinny direction. If it is then the photo could possibly have been taken from the bridge on Marionville Road. The other side of the bridge had the plethora of various lines that headed towards, Granton, Leith and Abbeyhill. I can only go off modern Google images with the flats/tenements in the background, but I think you've got it. Taken from Marionville Rd bridge. https://maps.nls.uk/view/75512864 Edited Friday at 14:42 by chris p bacon 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
luckymucklebackit 9,032 Posted Friday at 14:49 Share Posted Friday at 14:49 (edited) This location just to the West of Piershill https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=55.95803&lon=-3.15858&layers=170&right=BingHyb Looks about right, the signal posts are in the correct location, the photograph would have been taken from Marionville Road looking towards Piershill Edit - later view here on RailScot https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/46/224/ And the SIgnal Diagram https://signalbox.org/~SBdiagram.php?id= 938 the bracket without the signal would have been for the Lochend South to Lochend North curve (thence on to Leith Central) closes on 1st May 1972 Jim Edited Friday at 15:02 by luckymucklebackit 1 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold jonny777 13,165 Posted 18 hours ago Author RMweb Gold Share Posted 18 hours ago On 15/01/2021 at 14:15, Purnu said: Hello to all. I’m a long time lurker and this will be my 1st post, so please be gentle. I’m going to suggest it’s Piershill looking towards the Craigentinny direction. If it is then the photo could possibly have been taken from the bridge on Marionville Road. The other side of the bridge had the plethora of various lines that headed towards, Granton, Leith and Abbeyhill. Excellent work, Purnu. Thanks very much. This forum thrives on folk who have information which many others do not. Here is an easy one for everybody, although still a mystery to me. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
luckymucklebackit 9,032 Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago Leith Central, at the time of the photo was used as a diesel Depot. Jim 2 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold jonny777 13,165 Posted 17 hours ago Author RMweb Gold Share Posted 17 hours ago Thanks Jim. I had looked at all the 'big' Scottish stations I could think of, but would have taken weeks to come up with the answer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Kirkham 2,386 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Leith Central must be a contenter for the most over-provided station in relation to its traffic. As far as I know it only ever catered for Edinburgh suburban services. A product of the insane competition between the Caledonain and North British that saw so many duplicated routes in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Edited 16 hours ago by Andy Kirkham 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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