clarkeeboy56 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 There are some wonderfully evocative videos on YouTube (for example) of railways. I've recently been looking at video's covering the Branch Lines to Westerham, Hawkhurst, Hoo and Hayling Island. All very illuminating , and very useful as a modelling reference. The latter is particularly interesting and shows something that I've never noticed before. The starter signal for the main line (actually the arrival bay) is Lower Quadrant, yet the starter on the bay (the departure bay) is Upper Quadrant Does anyone know why this was? Was it common elsewhere? They say that there is a prototype for everything and it's a quirky feature that I could use in my Swanhurst layout! Thanks in advance..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted November 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 3, 2017 There are some wonderfully evocative videos on YouTube (for example) of railways. I've recently been looking at video's covering the Branch Lines to Westerham, Hawkhurst, Hoo and Hayling Island. All very illuminating , and very useful as a modelling reference. The latter is particularly interesting and shows something that I've never noticed before. The starter signal for the main line (actually the arrival bay) is Lower Quadrant, yet the starter on the bay (the departure bay) is Upper Quadrant Does anyone know why this was? Was it common elsewhere? They say that there is a prototype for everything and it's a quirky feature that I could use in my Swanhurst layout! Thanks in advance..... I believe it was simply the case that the original LBSCR era LQ Bay starting signal required replacement (due to a rotten post for example) by the SR or by BR(S). As both organisations were firmly of the UQ signalling school, that is what got installed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 All the running signals at Hayling Island were ex-LBSCR LQ examples until the early 1950s, when everything bar the up bay starting signal was renewed using rail-built posts and UQ arms. The up bay starting signal was used much less than the others so it may have been a question of unacceptable wear and tear in the signal mechanisms rather than rotten posts that brought about renewal. In BR days there were several examples on ex-LSWR lines in the West Country of both UQ and LQ arms being present on the same bracket signal - Halwill Junction being home to one such example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeeboy56 Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Many thanks for your responses. They have helped immensely! Thanks again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echini Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 It appears that originally the two starters were both lower quadrant. The change to upper quadrant seems to have been made in December 1959 (per Railwest on this forum). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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